UConn students vow to protest until school releases fossil fuel divestment plan
Students at the UConn say the school has yet to offer any concrete details on divesting from fossil fuels and moving towards clean energy.
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Students at the UConn say the school has yet to offer any concrete details on divesting from fossil fuels and moving towards clean energy.
Paredes cites the school’s lack of communication on specific plans to rely more on clean energy and stop investing in non-renewable energy companies as the reason for potential student protests.
The Rally to End Fossil Fuels took place on the Student Union Lawn yesterday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., as the University of Connecticut community gathered to push the release of a sustainability action plan that was promised by administrators six months ago.
Fossil Fuel Free UConn held a walkout and attended the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees meeting yesterday to demonstrate support for the release of a sustainability action plan and the UConn Foundation’s divestment in fossil fuel industries.
After obtaining more than 1,000 online signatures of support within two weeks, a group of students at the University of Connecticut pleaded with university officials Wednesday to commit to a plan for ...