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Drawing of the Kravis Center on top of a pipeline and a very polluted environment.

October 7, 2021 9:48 pmOctober 8, 2021 2:05 am

OPINION: CMC trustees must divest from the Coastal GasLink pipeline

By Luciénne Reyes 3118 Views British Columbia, Claremont McKenna College, Climate Change, CoastalGasLink, divest, Fossil Fuels, Indigenous, pipeline

CMC trustees Henry Kravis and George Roberts should end their connections to the CGL pipeline, which contributes to climate change and violates the sovereignty of the Wet’suwet’en people, Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24 writes.

A wall full of art and graffiti bears the message "Pitzer is: BlackRock, immigrant detention, climate destruction, mass incarceration, a settler state, war & weapons." The wall also says "RIP" at the top, and features an image of a bleeding tree with the words "roots soaked in blood."

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March 5, 2020 10:57 pmMarch 5, 2020 11:56 pm

Students call for Pitzer to divest from investment manager BlackRock

By Ben Jones 5623 Views BlackRock, Divest Claremont Colleges, Divestment, Fossil Fuels, Pitzer Board of Trustees, Pitzer College, Student Demand Chance Coalition

Pitzer students are protesting for divestment from financial manager BlackRock.

March 6, 2019 7:14 pmMarch 6, 2019 9:58 pm

OPINION: Nuclear energy could make climate change action attainable

By Christopher Murdy 5325 Views Fossil Fuels, Green New Deal, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy

Nuclear energy has gotten a bad rap for too long. It’s time to utilize it if we’re serious about combatting climate change.

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