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A Tale of Two Cities: Can the Public Banking Movement Learn How to Fight?
After Santa Fe ceded ground as the first metropolis ready to lead us into an era of public banking, the City of Los Angeles has jumped to the forefront of the banking revolution.
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Why Are More Cities Divesting From Big Oil? It’s Moral—and Practical
Direct divestment programs and lawsuits are products of people power – activists organizing in coalitions of aligned interest groups and working with like-minded elected officials – and they are not the only tools available to us.
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New York City Plans to Divest $5 Billion from Fossil Fuels and Sue Oil Companies
Mayor Bill de Blasio said "it’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient."
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Catholic Church to Make Record Divestment From Fossil Fuels
More than 40 Catholic institutions will make the largest ever faith-based divestment, on the anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi.
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If You're Concerned About Climate Change, Change Where You Bank!
Wall Street is destroying the planet with our own savings — so let's move them, away from megabanks and into community banks and credit unions.
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Green Groups Restart Fight Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Environmental groups rallied at the White House Friday afternoon in a new commitment to do whatever it takes to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.
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These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline
From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.
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Divestment Movement Grows to $5 Trillion in Assets
Nearly 690 institutions and 58,400 individuals representing at least $5 trillion in assets have now committed to purging their investments from fossil fuel companies, a new report said.
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Soars in U.K. Universities
With 43 universities now participating, Britain leads the world in campus action to pull funds from oil, gas and coal companies due to climate change concerns.
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Berlin Becomes Latest City To Divest From Fossil Fuels
The new investment policy forces the city’s pension fund, worth $850 million, to divest from shares of European oil giants.
