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Divest from Banks, Pension Funds, and Institutions Financing Oil, Gas, and Coal
Divest- move investments, bank accounts, and pension funds away from banks and institutions that finance, invest in, or fund more climate chaos. Also, sell shares and bonds of fossil fuel companies.
investing in climate chaos 23 biggest institutions holding bonds and shares of stocks in investors (banks and financial services companies ) in oil, gas, and coal companies.
https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org Banks Financing Fossil Fuel projects- Raising capital for Oil, Gas, and Coal companies, pipelines and projects by lending money and/or underwriting loans, debt (bonds) equity (stocks), or by providing insurance.
Plastics Recycling Fails & Poisons
More toxic chemicals are released during plastics recycling. And loil cos. push more plastics and recycling in order to develop a demand for more oil to pro duce plastics. They do this , in case demand for oil falls. New Yorker article june 26,2023 by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Oil Company Plans to Make Plastics Waste into Fuel by a Process that give 1 in 4 Persons Cancer
link " EPA gave a Chevron refinery approval to make a fuel that could leave people nearby with a 1-in-4 lifetime risk of cancer" This would occur in a community already poisoned by many other industrial facilities. "“So-called ‘chemical recycling’ has been touted by companies like Chevron as a way to reduce plastic waste through repurposing it but turning plastic waste into fuel increases greenhouse gas emissions, subsidizes the petrochemical industry, and harms frontline communities located near these facilities.”"
Oil Shale Strip Mine Tries to Get 3.5 Billion Gallons of Upper Colorado River Water
link They want the water to process 9000 acres of strip mined oil shale to make oil. This process used to take lots of energy and water.
Inspiring leaders Win Goldman Environmental Prize
Save the Earth leaders win Goldman prize ( equivalent to Nobel prize)