Nearly nine in ten Pomona College students believe the school should move toward complete divestment from fossil fuels, a March 29 referendum revealed. 88 percent of students voted in favor of a resolution to divest on the ballot, while 96 percent of those who voted agreed that the Board of Trustees’ Investment Committee should disclose the percentage of Pomona’s endowment that remains invested in fossil fuels.
Tag: Climate Change
EDITORIAL BOARD: On fossil fuel divestment, it’s still 2013
Following an overwhelming vote by Pomona College’s student body in favor of divesting the college’s endowment from fossil fuels, the editorial board calls on Pomona’s Board of Trustees to do the right thing and finally confront the college’s role in the climate crisis.
Frame rating: ‘Don’t Look Up’ is a disaster of astronomical proportions
“Don’t Look Up” is a clunky attempt at critiquing climate change, writes film columnist Gerrit Punt PO ’24, and you’re not automatically a climate denier for not liking it.
OPINION: It’s time for Pomona to disclose where its endowment is invested
Vote yes in an upcoming student referendum calling on Pomona to disclose and divest from its fossil fuel investments, writes guest columnist Ethan Vitaz PZ ’22.
Frustrating some locals and environmentalists, Ontario city council votes to allow warehouses on historic farmland
On March 1, Ontario’s city council voted to allow the repurposing of some of the farmland in south Ontario to build some of the city’s largest warehouse complexes. The decision — which is not the first of its kind — was met with backlash by some Ontarians and environmental groups, including Pitzer College’s Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability.
OPINION: The 5Cs must take an active role in water conservation
California’s ongoing drought demands more active measures to conserve water from 5C colleges and their students, argues Willa Frank PO ’25.
OPINION: The 7Cs should incorporate sustainability throughout their curricula
The 7Cs should implement a petition from Claremont Climate Initiative to incorporate discussions of sustainability into their classes as much as possible, argues Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
OPINION: Pomona College must divest from fossil fuels, but that’s not enough
Pomona College must not only divest its endowment from fossil fuels, but ethically reinvest it through a transparent process that listens to student input, argues Nicholas Black PO ’24.
From Claremont to Glasgow, GiGi Buddie PO ’23 amplifies Indigenous voices in the climate crisis
GiGi Buddie PO ’23 engaged in the global climate change discussion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland this past week, bringing forth a voice from the Indigenous community.
OPINION: Fighting for the climate means upholding Indigenous sovereignty
Fighting climate change requires renewed focus on protecting Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty, and a reckoning with how our colleges and other institutions may be invested in fossil fuel projects that threaten Indigenous land rights, argues guest columnist Ethan Vitaz PZ ’22.