Posts by Miriam Eide
Financial 101 – What Divesting California’s Public Pensions from Fossil Fuels Means
What’s a public pension? What does public pension divestment mean? Why is this good for workers? Has divestment worked before? Get your questions answered with our Financial 101. Read below,…
Read moreReview: Amalgamated Bank
One of the first questions when moving your money out of fossil fuels is – where should I bank? At Fossil Free California, our Move Your Money team has answered…
Read moreSB 252 announced to divest California’s public pensions from oil and gas
Student-led movement celebrates launch of California Fossil Fuel Divestment Act January 30, 2023 Contacts: Event Livestream Recording: Senator Gonzalez’s Office | YouTube Permalink Event Photos | Fossil Free California Photos…
Read moreMedia Advisory: Senator Lena Gonzalez to Host Press Conference Announcing Introduction of Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill to Advance California Climate Goals
Sacramento, Calif. – On February 17, 2022, Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) will host a virtual press conference announcing a new bill in her legislative package for the 2022…
Read moreMedia Advisory: CalSTRS to Go Head to Head with Divestment Advocates at Sustainability Symposium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For the first time ever, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is engaging publicly with advocates of fossil fuel divestment. Sacramento State’s College of Continuing Education…
Read moreSanta Monica Youth Call Out CalSTRS’ Harry Keiley
### On August 14th at 10 AM on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, youth from all over Los Angeles will be demonstrating against the California Teachers’ Retirement Association…
Read moreLynne Nittler: Youth Mentor & Former English Teacher Wants Teacher Retirement Fund to Divest
Retired secondary English teacher and life-long environmentalist committed to a low-carbon lifestyle, Lynne Nittler advocates for a society freed from its dependence on burning fossil fuels. Lynne: Why are we…
Read moreFaculty Association for California Community Colleges (FACCC) Endorses Divestment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Miriam Eide – miriam@fossilfreeca.org – 507-923-6346 Faculty Association for California Community Colleges (FACCC) Endorses Divestment joining a growing movement urging CalSTRS to move its money out of…
Read morePaula Buel: Retired Teacher Urges Teachers to Mobilize for CalSTRS Divestment
Career California school teacher Paula Buel recently spoke with a friend in the northwest U.S. forced to make sudden, heart-wrenching decisions about her horses during a wildfire evacuation, one example…
Read moreIf CalPERS Divested from Coal, Why Does It Still Have $6.5B Invested?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14th, 7am EST Contacts: Miriam Eide, miriam@fossilfreeca.org, 507-923-634 Sandy Emerson, sandy@fossilfreeca.org, 650-743-0524 Vanessa Warheit, vwarheit@gmail.com, 415-225-4435 If CalPERS Divested from Coal, Why Does It Still have…
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