DC Divest

DC Divest is a citizen-driven campaign to ask the District of Columbia government to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. Join us! www.dcdivest.org

DC Divest (www.dcdivest.org) is a citizen-driven campaign to ask the District of Columbia government to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. We know we need to act fast to stop using fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas that emit the greenhouse gases that cause climate change — time is running out. The powerful fossil fuel companies refuse to go down without a fight, so they bully the governme

02/22/2023

Black Millennials 4 Flint's panel on the legacy of pollution in the Black community is in person or virtual this Thurs, February 23 at 6:00 PM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfIm3OUbcRGR2J9jZoinaF-kvdYQctY5PIZKp4wiaWhqOo-w/viewform

World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack

02/06/2023

This fund, which comes from oil and gas earnings, is warning against investments in fossil fuels.

World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack Norway’s sovereign wealth fund threatens to vote against boards on firms it holds investments with over lax climate and social targets

10/26/2022

Do you want to see better composting in the District? Addressing food waste is a key pillar of climate action. Sign the Sierra Club DC petition.

http://bit.ly/SierraDC-ZWSurvey

07/07/2022

Act Now: Climate-Friendly Buildings for DC By clicking continue, you will also receive periodic communications from the Sierra Club. You can unsubscribe at any time.

BP’s 30-year sponsorship of National Portrait Gallery to end

02/23/2022

Not our National Portrait Gallery in DC, but still an important breakup.

BP’s 30-year sponsorship of National Portrait Gallery to end Gallery announces end of 30-year partnership after pressure from leading artists, campaigners and public, joining leading cultural institutions in ‘unstoppable rejection’ of fossil fuel funding. Br…

Biden calls for higher fees for oil, gas leasing on federal land, stops short of ban

11/27/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/26/1059398764/biden-calls-for-higher-fees-for-oil-gas-leasing-on-federal-land-stops-short-of-b

Biden calls for higher fees for oil, gas leasing on federal land, stops short of ban A long-awaited report by the Interior Department proposes reforms to the federal oil and gas leasing program, but doesn't end the practice, troubling environmentalists.

11/16/2021

THURSDAY: in at the

Building Back Black & Brown: Centering EJ in The Build Back Better Act

Join Black Millennials 4 Flint, Corazón Latino, Black Girl Environmentalist, and the Environmental Defense Fund, for an intergenerational discussion breaking down topics of environmental racism from the Black & Brown perspective where the original tribe can feel at home.

Tune in via the Black Millennials 4 Flint facebook or Youtube page at 6pm on the 18th. http://bit.ly/bm4fTUBE