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Cornell University Faculty Senate votes for fossil fuel divestment
http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20131215/NEWS01/312150028/Campus-Watch-Cornell-faculty-seeks-fossil-fuel-divestment?nclick_check=1
Campus Watch: Cornell faculty seeks fossil fuel divestment
5:27 PM, Dec 15, 2013
The Cornell University Faculty Senate voted to adopt a resolution calling for the university to divest its $5.7B endowment from the top 200 fossil fuel holding companies on Wednesday
The vote passed 46 to 13 with two abstentions and echos a similar resolution passed through the student assembly last spring that called for full divestment from fossil fuel holdings by 2020.
“The adoption of the resolution by the Faculty Senate demonstrates moral courage that I hope will inspire similar actions at other educational institutions,” David Shalloway, professor in Molecular Biology & Genetics and resolution cosponsor, said in a statement. “It is our responsibility to act together to strongly encourage the governmental actions that are needed to address the rapidly approaching climate catastrophe.”
Campus Watch: Cornell faculty seeks fossil fuel divestment
5:27 PM, Dec 15, 2013
The Cornell University Faculty Senate voted to adopt a resolution calling for the university to divest its $5.7B endowment from the top 200 fossil fuel holding companies on Wednesday
The vote passed 46 to 13 with two abstentions and echos a similar resolution passed through the student assembly last spring that called for full divestment from fossil fuel holdings by 2020.
“The adoption of the resolution by the Faculty Senate demonstrates moral courage that I hope will inspire similar actions at other educational institutions,” David Shalloway, professor in Molecular Biology & Genetics and resolution cosponsor, said in a statement. “It is our responsibility to act together to strongly encourage the governmental actions that are needed to address the rapidly approaching climate catastrophe.”
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