Tag: divestment

  • The Activists of Fossil Free MIT

    The Activists of Fossil Free MIT

    On Thursday, the student activists of Fossil Free MIT ended their sit-in in front of MIT President Rafael Reif’s office. Over the 116 days of this action, they showed…

  • COP 21

    COP 21

    Now that everyone has headed home following the Paris climate talks, it’s time to analyze, discuss and figure out next steps. As Bill McKibben wrote, “This agreement won’t save…

  • Climate Countdown!!

    Climate Countdown!!

    On April 28, Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky spoke at a Radius event, Science at MIT: From the Cold War to the Climate Crisis. Concluding his remarks, Professsor Chomsky ended by…

  • Speak Up!!

    Speak Up!!

    Awareness has been building around the issue of fossil fuel divestment. Not only here in Cambridge, at MIT and Harvard, but across the country and the globe. According to…

  • Heating Up!

    Heating Up!

    Today I had the opportunity to attend a panel featuring faculty from the MIT Energy Initiative, hosted by the MIT’s MISTI program. The speakers (Francis O’Sullivan, Howard Herzog, Jacobo Buongiorno,…