Category: Fossil Fuel Corporations

  • MFSA Plumbline: Divestment from Fossil Fuels

    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

    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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