Environment & Animal Welfare
The largest public pension fund in Washington, D.C. has successfully purged its $6.4 billion fund of all direct holdings in fossil fuels, city council members and climate activists announced Monday.
The District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB) spent the last few years quietly selling off $6.5 million in oil, natural gas and coal investments, amounting to a mere tenth of 1 percent of the organization's total holdings, but made the public announcement at a press conference on Monday.
DALLAS—Stockholders at Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest private-sector oil company, passed a proposal yesterday to nominate outside candidates to the board, a move that could affect the company's decisions on climate change.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, the fiduciary for New York city's five public pension funds, which invests about $150 billion, filed the proxy access resolution, which received 62 percent support.
DALLAS -- Stockholders at Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest private-sector oil company, passed a proposal yesterday to nominate outside candidates to the board, a move that could affect the company's decisions on climate change.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, the fiduciary for New York city's five public pension funds, which invests about $150 billion, filed the proxy access resolution, which received 62 percent support.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following the failed ExxonMobil shareholder vote on climate resolutions.
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Washington, DC - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to the Executive Director of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) regarding their study on the use of the highly-toxic substance known as modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) in California refineries and the safety and feasibility of alternative catalysts.
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ICYMI: THE HILL LISTS REP. LIEU AS 1 OF 10 RISING STARS IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT WORLD
Online at The Hill, Rep. Lieu is among the top 10 rising stars in the energy and environment world.
Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) joined fellow House Democrats to film a call for environmental justice in the face of the Republican Majority’s abrogation of its responsibility to act on environmental crises and to address the accelerating impacts of climate change.
WATCH: @RepTedLieu & @HouseDemocrats Call To Environmental Action
March 15, 2016
By Abby Goodnough
The New York Times
REPRESENTATIVES TED LIEU & MARK DESAULNIER ASK CalPERS TO DIVEST FROM EXXONMOBIL
Request is latest step in effort to bring accountability to ExxonMobil
in light of growing concerns about the company’s deception on climate science