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12 posts tagged "divestment"

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Response to ‘Divestment is not the answer’

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Last week a Notre Dame alumnus, and current director of corporate reputation at FTI Consulting, wrote a letter to the editor titled “Divestment is not the answer.” The conflict of interest is overwhelming and something that Ms. Brown herself admits to writing, “I am a Notre Dame alum who now works in energy and natural

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Divestment is not the answer

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, January 25, 2018

Following the announcement last month that 40 Catholic institutions have agreed to divest from all fossil fuels, a recent letter to the editor in The Observer called on Notre Dame to follow suit and divest as well. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Notre Dame alum who now works in energy and natural resources at a

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Fossil Free ND prepares proposal for Office of Investment

Lucy Lynch | Monday, December 4, 2017

Student-led fossil fuel divestment organization Fossil Free ND wrote a proposal for the Notre Dame Investment Office, calling for a committee to evaluate the University’s endowment and fossil fuel divestment. In the past, Fossil Free ND has resorted to standard activism and peaceful protest behavior, such as petitioning and rallying on campus. This proposal, club member

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University presents sustainable energy plans

Rachel O'Grady | Thursday, October 6, 2016

As part of Notre Dame’s Energy Week, senior director of utilities and maintenance Paul Kempf discussed the University’s approach to sustainability at a presentation Wednesday afternoon. “The strategy the University has had is to reduce our carbon footprint, and there are a lot of ways to do that,” Kempf said. “It’s putting new infrastructure in

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A call for complete divestment

Adam Wiechman | Friday, February 26, 2016

Climate change is a thing. An overwhelming 97 percent of climate scientists agree that the unprecedented, rapid change in the Earth’s climate is real and caused by humans. However, if the past 21 climate conferences have proven anything, recognizing the problem won’t solve it. Faced with the media’s portrayal of climate change as a daunting

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It’s time to divest

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 25, 2015

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced Monday that within five years, Notre Dame will stop burning coal as an energy source, and within 15 years it will cut its carbon footprint by at least half. In light of Pope Francis’s May encyclical, “Laudato si’,” and the Holy Father’s first-ever visit to the United States this

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ND has not set a precedent of divestment

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 8, 2015

William O’Laughlin’s letter (“Heeding Pope Francis’ call,” Aug. 26) was well-targeted on some issues. However, in calling for divestment as a tool for global justice, he is misleading in crediting Notre Dame with having set a precedent by divesting from corporations flourishing in apartheid South Africa. Regrettably, it did not. Rather, our University adopted the

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Stand with Fossil Free ND

Letter to the Editor | Sunday, August 30, 2015

Everyday, as I head to class I think about how lucky I am to attend this school. I know how amazing Notre Dame is and know our sibling institutions offer incredible experiences to their students as well. On my walks to class, I always look upward and notice the signs hanging from the lampposts. I

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University leaders discuss Commencement, Crossroads in town hall meeting

Emily McConville | Tuesday, February 17, 2015

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced Tuesday that the Class of 2015’s commencement ceremony will take place in Notre Dame Stadium instead of the Joyce Center, as the University originally planned. Jenkins made the announcement at an undergraduate town hall meeting in DeBartolo Hall, during which Jenkins, University Provost Tom Burish and Executive Vice President John Affleck-Graves

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Divestment: a financial argument

Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 13, 2015

You’ve probably heard of the word “divestment” floating around campus, whether it was from classes, Facebook or a GreeND member knocking at your door about a petition. Maybe you haven’t heard the word at all. If that’s the case, it is important to understand what the word “divestment” means because it is a growing campaign

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