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Oct. 23, 2020 will mark 5 YEARS since the gas blowout at #AlisoCanyon and @GavinNewsom is failing L.A. families as they get sicker. Instead of keeping promises to expedite the #ShutAlisoDown timeline, @CAgovernor let SoCalGas ramp up use by 3000%. Protect people not SoCalGas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hBvZDo8ns&feature=youtu.be ... See MoreSee Less

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As the climate crisis escalates, Indigenous women are demanding that financial institutions respect Indigenous Rights and end financing for Tar Sands, one of the most carbon-intensive fossil fuels on Earth. This week, over 40 Indigenous women leaders sent a letter to 70 major banks, insurers, and asset managers, calling for policies respecting Indigenous Rights, accelerating a just transition toward renewable, regenerative energy and ending all support for dirty tar sands oil.

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Indigenous peoples across the U.S. are already experiencing the devastating impacts of fossil fuel extraction, climate chaos, and the COVID-19 pandemic. With key financial decision points looming on the Keystone XL, Line 3, and Trans Mountain pipelines, moving forward with construction will only exacerbate the issues Indigenous communities already endure. This letter and the signatories are supported by 160 Indigenous rights, environmental, and social justice organizations. ... See MoreSee Less

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Paula Buel: Retired Teacher Urges Teachers to Mobilize for CalSTRS Divestment

By Miriam Eide and Jen Ann Simmons | 10/13/2020

Career California school teacher Paula Buel recently spoke with a friend in the northwest U.S. forced to make sudden, heart-wrenching decisions about her horses during a wildfire evacuation, one example of how climate disruptions cause novel and traumatizing last-second decisions. Paula: “Look around you…. these climate disasters are happening all…

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How Much Could CalPERS Lose to Fossil Fuels?

By Robert Dam | 10/13/2020

The fossil fuel industry faces enormous losses when their proved reserves become stranded assets. Fossil fuel companies cannot recover their investments in locating and developing new reserves if these reserves cannot be extracted and sold.

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Newsom’s Incomplete Climate Directives Cannot Forestall the End of Fossil Fuels

By Danica Terk and Miriam Eide | 09/29/2020

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a series of executive orders addressing climate change, amid a barrage of criticism that his climate policy is all Tweet and no action. Despite wildfires raging across California, Newsom set a record by approving nearly 2,700 new oil and gas drilling permits this year,…

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