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University of Washington to Divest from Coal Companies
2015-05-15 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The University of Washington will remove direct investments in thermal coal from its $2.8bn (1.8bn) endowment, following a vote by the board of regents, its governing body. In a statement on Thursday, the boards chair Bill Ayer said: The regents take very seriously their responsibility for managing the universitys investment portfolio. It has made divestment decisions only a few times on matters it felt represented important values. That we decided to divest from coal companies today reflects...
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Victory! University Washington Divests from Coal
2015-05-15 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: If its wrong to wreck the planet, then its wrong to profit from that wreckage. This quote by Bill McKibben has become the mantra of the fossil fuel divestment movement, the campaign which has sprouted up on hundreds of college campuses across the country with one simple goal: to get universities to stop investing in the same fossil fuel industry that is accelerating us all towards planetary catastrophe. Here at the University of Washington in Seattle, Divest UW has gotten one of the biggest...
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United Kingdom: Students protest against Edinburgh University rejection divestment
2015-05-13 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Over 30 students have begun an occupation of the University of Edinburghs finance department in protest at Tuesdays decision by the university court not to divest from fossil fuels. Student campaigners entered the secured lobby area of Charles Stewart House on Chambers Street, which houses the finance department, just after midday on Wednesday. Security staff are so far allowing them to remain and display their banners. The protesters describe their action as a response to the universitys...
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Johnson Controls and Lawrence Technological University Go Beyond the Battery
2015-05-13 12:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Partnership advances vehicle energy storage research SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Johnson Controls is partnering with Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to test and develop advanced battery systems in vehicles aimed at helping automakers meet increasing fuel economy and emissions standards. The world's leading...
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BASF and University of Göttingen scientists find new specific insecticide target protein
2015-05-13 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Research Triangle Park, USA and Göttingen, Germany - Scientists from BASF Crop Protection and the University of Göttingen in Germany have found a new insecticide target protein. The discovery marks the first identification of vanilloid receptors, the TRPV ion channels (transient receptor potential vanilloid), as insecticide targets. The results, published in the scientific journal Neuron on May 6, 2015, could help to better manage insecticide resistance and have implications for research and insecticide usage. read more
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