[SPN-Discussion] Tuesday, August 11: Financial Strategies for Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground

[Elisa Dicaprio]

Dear all: I am writing to invite you to attend this Tuesday, August 11,
7:00 p.m. event that I am helping to organize. Lisa




Please join us for this important discussion that affects NYC
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*FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING FOSSIL FUELS IN THE GROUND*

Tuesday, August 11, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
(86th Street and West End Avenue)

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Climate change is threatening our food and water supplies, economy,
infrastructure, public health, and the future of NYC. The main cause of
climate change is greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels (coal, oil and
natural gas), which trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet. Our
panel will explore various financial strategies for how we can keep fossil
fuels in the ground to prevent catastrophic climate change.  Should
individuals and institutions divest from fossil fuel companies?  Or, should
they remain invested in these companies to influence their policies as
shareholder activists?

*CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:*

   - Helen Rosenthal, City Council member, District 6, Chair of the
   Contracts Committee.

   - Liz Krueger, State Senator, 28th District, Sponsor, Fossil Fuel
   Divestment Act.

   - Reid Capalino, Senior Energy Analyst,  Carbon Tracker Initiative.

   - Bradford Goz, Director of Business Development, Fossil Free Indexes.

   - Scott Zdrazil, Director of Strategy and Corporate Engagement, Office
   of New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

   - Shanna Cleveland, Senior Manager, Carbon Asset Risk Initiative, Ceres.

   - Geraldine F. Watson, Vice President for Finance and
   Operations, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

ORGANIZED BY: 350NYC
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the local affiliate of 350.org
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COSPONSORS [in progress]: Responsible Endowments Coalition, United for
Action (UFA), Green Sanctuary Committee CCNY, UU; Indian Point Safe Energy
Coalition, Sierra Club, NYC Group; New York Society for Ethical Culture
(NYSEC), West 80s Neighborhood Association, Food and Water Watch, Greater
NYC for Change, Barnard Divest, the Investure Schools Coalition for Fossil
Fuel Divestment, Seven Sisters Coalition for Fossil Fuel Divestment,
350Brooklyn, Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE), Social Action
Committee of Park Slope UMC, CUNY Divest, Beloved Earth Community,
Riverside Church; Broadway Democrats, Three Parks Democrats, Village
Independent Democrats, GreenFaith, Safe Energy Rights Group (SEnRG),  NYU
Divest, Bronx Climate Justice North, Grassroots Environmental Education,
and Green Education and Legal Fund.

Open to the General Public
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
RSVP's are not required.
$3.00 suggested donation at the door.






Dr. Lisa DiCaprio
Associate Director of Curriculum
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Sciences
Paul McGhee Division
New York University
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
726 Broadway, Room 661
New York, NY 10003-9502
(212) 998-7118





Dr. Lisa DiCaprio
Associate Director of Curriculum
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Sciences
Paul McGhee Division
New York University
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
726 Broadway, Room 661
New York, NY 10003-9502
(212) 998-7118
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