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The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment in Oregon

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Brief History of Divestment

• South Africa SRI divestment campaignhelps end Apartheid government

Divestment • Divest from fossil fuels national campaign

– McKibben suggests endowments freeze all new investment in fossil fuel companies and then make a five year plan to completely divest your institutions endowments from fossil fuels.

• Today: – Over 250 universities with divestment campaigns– Three universities have already announced plans to divest – City of Seattle’s $1.7 billion fund was divested, proving that it can

be done at a large scale. – Overall, 18 Cities and 12 Religious Institutions have divested

so far

Oregon’s Historyof Progressive Leadership

From the Bottle Bill and Land Use Planningto Death With Dignity and Public Beach Access,

Oregon has been a national leaderin progressive issues.

We call on Oregon to lead once againin this pivotal moment.