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Demystifying Divestment
The national movement for fossil fuel divestment has reached Washington University, and several groups on campus have begun an effort to publicize the cause. Divestment is a complex economic and political strategy to address important social issues, and there has already been some debate and confusion over what exactly “divestment” means. The basic idea behind…
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Divestmentgate, Ctd.
This may be the first time Perlblog has inspired real ire on campus, and the heat is coming from the left (which is ironic if you’ve read most of the other items in this space). To backtrack, earlier this week I wrote a post about how Wash U’s nascent “divestment” movement — which seeks to…
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In Response to Perlblog: Why Divestment is the Real Activism Through Capitalism
[This op-ed is written in response to Steven Perlberg’s article, No, Wash U Shouldn’t Divest From Fossil Fuels — Yet] First, let’s get our facts straight. Contrary to what Steven Perlberg’s article suggests, the divestment campaign does not mandate investments in renewable energy, such as a “rural Oregon algae factory,” as he so colorfully puts…
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No, Wash U Shouldn’t Divest From Fossil Fuels — Yet
Environmentally conscious Wash U students are calling on the administration to sell off any investments in fossil fuel from the university’s $5.3 billion endowment. The “divestment” movement — spreading from campus to campus over the last month — draws its inspiration from environmental activist Bill McKibben, who spoke to a full Graham Chapel in November.…
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Abandoned Land: Not-So-Casual Vacancies in the Urban Enviroment
BY RAJA KRISHNA When I hear the words “vacant lot,” my thoughts immediately jump to one of my favorite Hey Arnold! episodes, which features America’s most famous football-head and his group of friends as they explore their neighborhood in search of a place to play sports. The gang comes across a vacant lot covered…
