Climate change is anthropogenic. Human activity and, in particular, our dependence on fossil fuels, causes it. Funds from private institutions — Georgetown University included — help prop up the ...

At a contentious panel at the Princeton Club of New York on Wednesday, University faculty and alumni debated whether the University should divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies in New York City ...

Fossil Free Illinois will lead a “March For Our Climate” on campus Friday from noon to 1 p.m., demanding the University divest from fossil fuel investments and redirect funds into sustainable ...

A movement to divest from fossil fuel is gaining support among foundations as activists push for funding to be shifted away from coal, oil, and natural gas. The call from activists to the charitable ...

In response to environmental groups demanding science and natural history museums cut funding connected with the fossil fuel industry, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences says it will.

In one of the biggest divestment announcements to date, dozens of faith institutions demonstrate climate leadership and accelerate the transition to a fossil free future 62 faith institutions have ...

Fossil Free Illinois and several student organizations marched and chanted through the Main Quad Friday afternoon, demanding the University administration divest from fossil fuels. Rally organizers ...

A student resolution under discussion by the University of Utah’s student government argues that fossil-fuel-driven climate change results in 400,000 deaths globally every year. The resolution’s ...

The issue of fossil fuel divestment has been heavily contested in recent years. Growing concerns about the causes and effects of climate change have inspired movements that advocate for public ...

Year after year, various groups have petitioned the state's largest pension system to divest its billions of dollars from fossil fuel companies as the consequences of climate change continue to impact ...

A group of protesters known as the “Climate Lamentors” stand in front of the CalPERS board of administration during an investment committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 17, urging the board to divest from ...