fusclimate Mailing List: Climate Change on This American Life

[Shannon Williams (sjc]

In case youâre interested!

 

Shannon Williams

Social Justice Coordinator

First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

 

From: Jamie Henn - 350.org [mailto:team [at] 350.org] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:13 PM
To: sjc [at] firstunitarian.org
Subject: This American Life

 

Dear Friends,

Last weekend, the radio show This American Life did a special episode on 
climate change and dedicated a third of the program to covering Bill McKibben, 
our Do The Math tour, and the growing fossil fuel divestment movement.

I want to share the episode with you because I think it really gets at the 
heart of what this fossil fuel divestment effort is all about. After you 
listen, I hope youâll be inspired to start or join a local divestment effort on 
your campus, at your church, or in your community.

 <http://act.350.org/go/3217?t=1&akid=3192.824190.3fUI1C> Listen here: 
350.org/TAL

Once youâve listened, be sure to share the link with your friends and family -- 
oftentimes, a good story is the best way to get someone involved in a new 
campaign.

This American Life airs on more than 500 stations around the country and 
reaches 1.8 million listeners, so it was some great exposure for our growing 
campaign. In the past few weeks, weâve also gotten big coverage on All Things 
Considered, Marketplace, Businessweek, and The Associated Press. It's starting 
to get through to people: divestment is not only the moral thing to do, but 
also the smart thing (the AP went so far as to do its own analysis, concluding 
that "by one measure, endowments would have been better off had they divested 
10 years ago").

This campaign is beginning to really add up. Five colleges have now divested 
from fossil fuels. 13 cities across the country have committed to pursue the 
goal. And religious institutions are quickly taking up the call, from the 
United Church of Christ in Massachusetts, to the First Unitarian Church of Salt 
Lake City, to Lutheran denominations in Oregon.

You can find or start a local campaign here: gofossilfree.org 
<http://act.350.org/go/2343?t=2&akid=3192.824190.3fUI1C> 

As Bill says in the This American Life piece, divestment is a powerful moral 
statement that makes it clear that the fossil fuel industry is a rogue 
industry, outlaws against the laws of physics and chemistry. We may not be able 
to bankrupt these companies, but we will show that they are morally bankrupt. 
And by taking away the industryâs social license, we will weaken their 
political power, turning Big Oil into this generationâs Big Tobacco, a pariah 
industry that politicians are forced to turn against.

This divestment effort is one of the most exciting campaigns weâve ever run 
here at 350.org. Many thanks to the thousands of you who are already helping 
lead this fight. For everyone else, nowâs a great time to get involved.

Happy listening,

Jamie

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