Fossil Free Penn Demands Divestment at Homecoming Football Game
On October 22, 2022, during halftime at the University of Pennsylvania homecoming football game against Yale, around 75 climate activists with the campus group Fossil Free Penn (FFP) stormed the ...Environmental Justice Town Hall Advocates for Boston College’s Divestment
The Environmental Justice Town Hall, hosted by Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC), EcoPledge, FACES Council, Boston College’s chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), and Students for Justice ...BC Professors Find Fossil Fuels to be Catalyst of Deadly Air Pollution
A recent study conducted by members of Boston College and Harvard Medical School’s faculty mapped Massachusetts’ air pollution and its effects. Dissecting each town within the state, researchers accumulated quantitative ...Marquette Moves Towards Fossil Fuel Divestment
Marquette University, a Jesuit Catholic college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, announced on March 24 that it has updated its endowment policy to “not include any direct public investments in fossil fuels.” ...Students Reignite the Divestment Conversation at CJBC Town Hall
From Boston University to the entire nation of Ireland, the push to divest from fossil fuels is stronger than ever. During this semester alone, dozens of universities such as Harvard ...Group Files Complaint with Mass. AG Over University’s Fossil Fuel Investments
By Patrick Carpenter and Dorothy Cucci This morning, a coalition of politicians, climate scientists, activist groups, and Boston College alumni have filed a complaint with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey ...Advocacy For A New Generation: CJBC's Digital Campaign
Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) has taken up a new strategy in their advocacy: social media. Specifically, they have been commenting on Boston College’s Instagram, @bostoncollege, calling out the administration ...A Religious Call to Do Right
The Jesuit values that Boston College prides itself on should not just be used for personal growth - they should inspire the institution to follow the Catholic tradition and act ...