Friday, May 10, 2013

Fun Fact Friday: Brown Students Protest for Responsible Investments


Wonderful inspiring story this morning on WBUR about the power of activism. Brown University students are protesting in hopes that the President and the Trustees will agree to divest coal burning power plants. 
Universities typically invest millions of dollars in all types of companies, but students don't want their university giving monetary power to big coal and oil. Read or hear the full story here. 

To get more info. on how your college's endowment ranks in transparency and sustainability issues, check out the College Sustainability Report Card.

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