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MASSDIVEST COALITION MEDIA

April 27, 2020

• Update: Analysis shows fossil fuels continue to be bad investment

April 11, 2020

• Medford City Council passes resolution in support of H.4440

Feb. 18, 2020, Mass Divest

• Fossil Fuel Divestment Advances on Beacon Hill

Jan. 7, 2020

• Boston City Council Endorses Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill

Nov. 14, 2019, Mass Divest

• Legislature Holds Hearing on Divestment, as Exxon faces AG Healey’s Suit

Nov. 7, 2019, MassDivest

• Analysis shows Somerville Retirement Board would have achieved higher growth had it been allowed to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

Oct. 15, 2019, MassDivest

• Tom Sanzillo, of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, speaks at the June 25 legislative hearing on the local option divestment bill.

Sept. 30, 2019, MassDivest

• City of Worcester declares climate emergency

May 28, 2019, MassDivest

• Metro-Boston Communities Endorse Cape Bill

March 1, 2019, The Boston Globe

• Hearing raises questions about Boston investments

February 8, 2018 Legislative Briefing

• Video presentation by Bill McKibben, supporting H.3281.

Feb. 1, 2018 meeting with Representative Jerald Parisella in Beverly, with constituents supporting H.3281.

• Meeting photo

October 13, 2017, Chief Investment Officer, Massachusetts Bill Calls for Fossil Fuel Divestment

October 11, 2017, State House News and Boston Business Journal, Divestment Bill Pitched as Way to Speed Decline of Fossil Fuels

October 10, 2017, MassDivest Coalition, Press Release: Public Sector Unions Call on Legislature to Divest Pension Fund from Fossil Fuels

October 10, 2017 Divestment Hearing, Videos of Testimony Panels. Video Credit: Cray Novick.

• Stakeholders/Union Leaders
• Barbara Madeloni, President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association;
• Donna Kelly-Williams, President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association;
• Peter MacKinnon, President of SEIU 509;
• Johnny McInnes, Political Director of the Boston Teachers Union;
• Dan Hoffer, SEIU 888

• Financial and Business Professionals
• Matt Patsky, CEO, Trillium Asset Management;
• Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Funds

• Scientific Community
• Geoffrey Supran, Post-Doctoral Fellow, History of Science Dept., Harvard University;
• Ortal Ullman, campaign coordinator for Climate and Energy, Union of Concerned Scientists

• Environmental Leaders
• Craig Altemose, Exec.Director, Better Future Project/350MA;
• Micky McKinley, Climate Action Now, Western MA

• Faith Leaders 
• Rev.Fred Small, Minister for Climate Justice, Arlington Street Church, Boston;
• Rev. Gretchen Elmendorf, Pastor, East Weymouth Congregational Church

• Municipal Leaders
• Councilor Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilor;
• Councilor Jan Devereaux, Cambridge City Councilor;
• Jay Mason, Lowell citizen

• Public Health
• Dr. Richard Clapp, Professor Emeritus, Boston University School of Public Health

• Students/Youth
• Varshini Prakash, Organizer, SunRiseMovement;
• Alyssa Lee, Campus Organizer, Better Future Project
• Max Shannon, 15 year old climate activist

May 22, 2017, Boston Globe, Mass Teachers Union Pushes State Pension Fund to Divest

May 22, 2017, Greenfield Recorder, State Teachers Union Supports Divesting Pension from Coal Companies

May 20, 2017, MassDivest Coalition, Press Release: Massachusetts Teachers Association Votes to Support State Divestment

May 16, 2017: MassDivest Coalition, Press Release: Boston Rally Demands Pension Fund Sell Fossil Fuel Stocks

Photos, May 16, 2017 Rally

Video, May 16 2017 Rally

Full Media Kit, May 16, 2017 Rally

May 16, 2017, New Boston Post, Dem Gov Candidate – What Do Buggy Whips and FossilFuels Have in Common?

May 16, 2017, Boston Globe, State Pension Fund Adds 4.9 Percent in First Quarter