Tuesday’s announcement that Hillary Clinton opposes Keystone XL might not be a miracle,but it’s a step in the just directionI’m not a Catholic, but credit where credit is due: at the very least Tuesday’s arrival in America of the people’s Pope coincided with a small brace of minor miracles on the climate front.
Early on Tuesday morning, and Divest-Invest announced at press conference in novel York that the novel total of assets in endowments and portfolios divesting from fossil fuels has topped $2.6t. That’s a 50-fold increase on last years number – and the year before that,we had precisely one college on board, with an endowment of $13 million. Related: Hillary Clinton comes out against Keystone XL pipeline project Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com