FossilFreeUMC
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Category: Divestment
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We don’t like these numbers.
Over $1 billion UMC investments in fossil fuels! Your donation can help change these numbers. Countdown to General Conference and finally another chance IN 8 YEARS to ask again that The United Methodist Church divests from fossil fuels. Our calculations: based on public information from 2021-2023, Wespath has a 4-5% exposure to fossil fuels. The
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“Fossil fuels divestment debate returns,” from UMNews
SIGN ON HERE TO SUPPORT FOSSIL FREE UMC’s DIVESTMENT PETITION. Thank you to UM News for a great article published today which featured the question of divestment in The United Methodist Church. See the article by Sam Hodges published by UM News on April 8, 2024.
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UMC’s Faith Foundation Northwest Divests from Fossil Fuels
Faith Foundation Northwest’s announcement today brings big divestment news to the United Methodist Church. With a vote last month, and at the request of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, the Faith Foundation Northwest has divested its own funds from fossil fuels. The Foundation, founded in 1966, stewards 93 million in funds in partnership with The
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MFSA Plumbline: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Understanding the Issue Fossil Free UMC (FFUMC) is promoting General Conference legislation to address climate change by adding “fossil fuels” to the list of ethical investment screens in paragraph ¶717 of The 2016 United Methodist Book of Discipline. At issue is whether The United Methodist Church should divest from fossil fuels, the primary driver of
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The Unpromises of Oil & Gas
An industry reveals itself in the news this week It was the news this week that caught my eye. With the gear up for General Conference, and the resolution seeking divestment, my attention turns to headlines like these, and the studies and activities they report. The big question for General Conference will be, Divestment or
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Call for Divestment – Português & Español
Llamado a la Desinversión – Chamado para o Desinvestimento New language versions up!! The Call for Divestment is now available—the full text of the letter, and the sign on form—in English, Português & Español. You can also view the current signatories. Thank you to the translator! And thank you to those everywhere who care about
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NEW: 2024 Model Divestment Legislation for Annual Conferences
Scroll down to jump to the Model Resolution for Divestment What is a ‘Model Resolution?’ Resolutions or Legislation, also sometimes called a Petition, is a proposed rule for how the Methodist Church governs itself. Resolutions are submitted to Local Churches during Charge Conference, yearly to Annual Conferences, and to General Conference, which meets every 4
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Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Allies for Climate Justice
The United Methodist Church must divest from fossil fuel companies if it hopes to be an ally for climate justice. If fossil fuel companies were allies in addressing the global climate crisis, they would not have buried their own scientific findings about the reality of climate change in the 1970s, they would not have attacked
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