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United Kingdom: Why Univ of Edinburgh will not divest from all fossil fuels

2015-05-12 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: How universities invest their endowment funds is not normally headline news. But universities have found themselves in an unaccustomed spotlight over the last few months as student campaigners have called on them to withdraw their investments from companies involved in the extraction of fossil fuels. That spotlight can feel harsh when media debate takes an easy, black and white line: are they divesting, or are they not? When we looked at this over the last few months at the University of Edinburgh...

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United Kingdom: Edinburgh University refuses to divest from fossil fuels

2015-05-12 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Student campaigners at Edinburgh University have accused staff of being in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry after the University Court refused to divest from fossil fuels, despite recommendations to pull the plug on investments in coal and tar sands. The university court, the highest decision making body in the university, was criticised on Tuesday by students, who say that it has ignored calls from students, staff and alumni to divest from fossil fuel companies. Students also accused...

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University of Edinburgh recommended to divest from coal and tar sands

2015-04-15 12:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: The University of Edinburghs central management group has received a recommendation for the educational institution to divest from companies involved coal and tar sands extraction. The divestment campaign is calling on the university to go further and cut out all fossil fuels. A Fossil Fuel Review Group was established following a public consultation, in which the majority of respondents supported divestment from fossil fuels and arms. The coal and tar sands divestment recommendation will be...

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Academics urge University of Edinburgh to end fossil fuel investment

2015-03-01 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Fifty academics from Edinburgh University have signed an open letter calling for the institution to divest its 230m endowment fund from fossil fuels and the arms trade. The letter, to Edinburgh vice-chancellor Prof Sir Timothy OShea, is published in advance of a meeting on Monday of the university committee responsible for recommending options for fossil fuel divestment. It is convening for the last time before the universitys central management group makes its decision on divestment in April....

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill enjoys "bumper" Christmas

2015-02-13 12:36:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

UK clothing retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group enjoyed a "bumper" performance during the Christmas trading period, thanks to strong online sales growth and new store openings.

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