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    Harvard Board Member Calls on University to ‘Stop Owning Climate Change’

    Harvard Board Member Calls on University to ‘Stop Owning Climate Change’

    Kathryn “Kat” Taylor, a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and wife of billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, made an unprecedented public call on Harvard University to divest from fossil fuel stocks. The action comes after the university’s $37.1 billion endowment—the world’s largest academic fund—reported a lackluster 8.1 percent return that reflected “deep structural […]

    Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination: High Stakes for the Planet

    Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination: High Stakes for the Planet

    The U.S. Senate is beginning the confirmation process today to consider Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gorsuch, nominated by President Trump on Jan. 31, is now a jurist on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. Senators will be making their opening statements, with Republicans expected to say that he […]