CalSTRS Tunes Out Teachers to Engage with Exxon

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (or, CalSTRS) prides itself on its shareholder engagement with fossil fuel companies. However, by spending their resources, time, and energy on connecting with oil giants like Exxon, CalSTRS has failed to engage with the shareholders who matter most: their own.

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Big Oil isn't so big any more

This essay is by Diane Moe. Diane is a freelance copywriter, Cal grad (’75), and mother of two fierce sons. Big Oil, always a steady earner, is a solid financial investment, right? Why else would our state institutions such as CalPERS and the University of California invest so heavily in oil companies—despite the incontrovertible evidence that oil…

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