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Britons put planet before profit in their personal savings and expect more action from pension funds and banks, says survey

Envirotec Magazine

ClientEarth’s Climate Snapshot 2019 finds that: Three in five people believe that financial institutions and banks should no longer invest in fossil fuels (59%) and that they should be legally accountable if they choose to do so (60%). Too many banks, pension funds and insurers are propping up fossil fuel giants.

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Review of ‘A Small Farm Future’ by Chris Smaje

Low Impact

Modern, large-scale agriculture destroys soil and wildlife, and uses vast amounts of fossil fuel energy. As his model is better for our health and for nature, as well as for our communities and for providing fulfilling work, I think we need to have a good look at what he’s saying. Flows rather than stocks, in other words.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. Working closely with the community, Cole represented the residents in lawsuits fighting against major mining and fossil fuel companies, including the groundbreaking case Kivalina v.

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Decarbonization Investment: Can Investors Do Well While Doing Good?

E8 Cleantech Angels

We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too. In the decade following the dot-com bubble and including the Great Recession (1/1/2001-12/31/2010) the return to the S&P 500 was only 1.6%.

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Decarbonization Investment: Can Investors Do Well While Doing Good?

E8 Cleantech Angels

We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too. In the decade following the dot-com bubble and including the Great Recession (1/1/2001-12/31/2010) the return to the S&P 500 was only 1.6%.

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Decarbonization Investment: Can Investors Do Well While Doing Good?

E8 Cleantech Angels

We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too. In the decade following the dot-com bubble and including the Great Recession (1/1/2001-12/31/2010) the return to the S&P 500 was only 1.6%.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons. Mason, who was raised in Queens, is one of the few senior Black executives in banking, at Citi since 2001 in a slate of leadership roles including CEO of Citi Private Bank. No wonder he keeps an ammonite fossil in his bag.