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Group of mums protest at England-India cricket match

Chris Jarvis 25 September 2022 Group of mums protest at England-India cricket match2022-09-25T17:41:07+01:00 News 1 Comment
A group of mothers staged a protest at Lord's cricket ground yesterday. The campaigns unfurled a 9-metre wide banner reading "Bruce: Fossil Fuels are just not cricket" during a women's…
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Adrian Ramsay slams government’s decision to lift fracking ban

Chris Jarvis 22 September 2022 Adrian Ramsay slams government’s decision to lift fracking ban2022-09-22T13:08:15+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
The Westminster government today confirmed its decision to lift the ban on fracking. The move will reverse the 2019 moratorium which prevented fracking across England. Fracking is a controversial method…
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Brunel becomes 99th UK university to divest from fossil fuel

Chris Jarvis 22 September 2022 Brunel becomes 99th UK university to divest from fossil fuel2022-09-22T12:57:21+01:00 News No Comment
Brunel University London has announced it is divesting from fossil fuels. In doing so, it becomes the 99th UK university to make this commitment. Following a student-led campaign, Brunel University…
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University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 31 August 2022 University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels2022-09-01T13:50:49+01:00 News 2 Comments
Another big moment for the fossil fuel divestment movement. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced it is fully divesting from the fossil fuel industry, becoming the 97th UK…
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Third largest German insurance firm rules out insuring East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Chris Jarvis 25 August 2022 Third largest German insurance firm rules out insuring East African Crude Oil Pipeline2022-08-25T10:43:28+01:00 News No Comment
Germany's third largest insurer, Talanx, has confirmed that it will not reinsure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Talanx joins 11 other firms including four of the world’s biggest…
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Rose Bruford College becomes 96th UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 17 August 2022 Rose Bruford College becomes 96th UK university to divest from fossil fuels2022-08-17T09:07:34+01:00 News No Comment
The drama school Rose Bruford College has announced it will be divesting fully from the fossil fuel industry. The decision makes it the first specialist drama school in the UK…
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Oil companies securing record profits is bad news for absolutely everyone

Sam Alston 6 August 2022 Oil companies securing record profits is bad news for absolutely everyone2022-08-06T11:27:50+01:00 Comment No Comment
Record profits are bad news. Last week BP followed Shell and their French equivalent Total in announcing record billions in profit. This has been driven by massive increases in oil…
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95th UK university divests from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 28 July 2022 95th UK university divests from fossil fuels2022-07-28T16:45:27+01:00 News No Comment
The University of Northampton has become the 95th UK university to announce it is cutting its financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university will be divesting from fossil…
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First Asian insurer rules out insuring coal companies

Chris Jarvis 28 June 2022 First Asian insurer rules out insuring coal companies2022-06-28T13:44:49+01:00 News No Comment
A day after its Annual General Meeting one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers became the first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies. The…
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Dancing mother protest urges Lloyds of London to stop underwriting fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 13 June 2022 Dancing mother protest urges Lloyds of London to stop underwriting fossil fuels2022-06-13T15:56:36+01:00 News No Comment
A group of mothers staged a mass dancing protest outside insurance market Lloyd's of London headquarters today. The campaigners have been urging the insurance market "stop jeopardising children's futures", and…
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