Dear Friends,

I just signed the campaign: For a Fossil Free ANU and University of Melbourne

It would mean the world to me if you could also add your name to this fossil fuel divestment campaign. The divestment movement is catching on like wildfire, and with good reason: If it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit from that wreckage. We believe that educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions that serve the public good should divest from fossil fuels.

Every name that is added builds momentum around the divestment effort and makes it more likely for us to win. Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?

http://campaigns.gofossilfree.org/petitions/for-a-fossil-free-anu

http://campaigns.gofossilfree.org/petitions/divest-the-university-of-melbourne-from-fossil-fuels

After you've signed the petition please also take a moment to share it with others. It's super easy – all you need to do is forward this email.

Thank you!

Johannes

China's coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths': Hundreds of thousands of children still at risk from dangerous levels of air pollution as poisonous smog fills cities, study says; Jennifer Duggan theguardian.com, Thursday 12 December 2013 14.00 AEST:

Verbatim excerpt: "Emissions from coal plants in China were responsible for a quarter of a million premature deaths in 2011 and are damaging the health of hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to a new study."

Article available: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/12/china-coal-emissions-smog-deaths

WALMART'S FOOD DRIVE - Tell Walmart: Decent Pay, Not Hand Outs

See also: http://youtu.be/caV-m1wq6Vc

The Waltons on the Forbes List of Billionnaires: http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#tab:overall

See also: Is Walmart good for America? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/

Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'?

Natural and social scientists develop new model of how 'perfect storm' of crises could unravel global system

Nafeez Ahmed; Saturday 15 March 2014 05.28 EST -- A new study sponsored by Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center has highlighted the prospect that global industrial civilisation could collapse in coming decades due to unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution.

Read article: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-civilisation-irreversible-collapse-study-scientists

See also Tom Bawden, Tuesday 18 March 2014: Official prophecy of doom: Global warming will cause widespread conflict, displace millions of people and devastate the global economy -- Leaked draft report from UN panel seen by The Independent is most comprehensive investigation into impact of climate change ever undertaken - and it's not good news.

Article available: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/official-prophecy-of-doom-global-warming-will-cause-widespread-conflict-displace-millions-of-people-and-devastate-the-global-economy-9198171.html

Revealed: How climate change ended world’s first great civilisations

Photo: A city settlement at the Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan

David Keys, Archaeology Correspondent, Monday 03 March 2014; Photo/subheading quoted verbatim from (attribution)

"'Megacities' of the Indus Valley region of Pakistan and north-west India declined and never recovered because of a dramatic increase in drought conditions, according to new research"

Article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/revealed-how-climate-change-ended-worlds-first-great-civilisations-9164248.html

See also: 'Le changement climatique aurait conduit a l'effondrement de la civilisation Harappeene', Les Decouvertes Archeologiques, 28.6.12: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.fr/2012/06/le-changement-climatique-conduit-aurait.html

et - 'La civilisation de l'Indus, 2000 ans plus ancienne?', Les Decouvertes Archeologiques, 26.11.12: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.fr/2012/11/la-civilisation-de-lindus-2000-ans-plus.html

Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming

"Profiteers Are Lining Up To Make Money Off Global Warming

Publisher's Weekly succinctly states the importance of Windfall: "For most of the planet, the specter of global warming is ominous, but as journalist Funk reveals in this startling book, there are those who view the Earth's dangerous meltdown as a golden opportunity...Funk's original, forthright take on this little-discussed profit-taking trend in the climate change sweepstakes is very unsettling." In short, Funk reports on the long line of individuals, corporations and financial investors who are betting on climate change to make a huge profit from catastrophe." (short verbatim excerpt > attribution)

More: http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/22240-profiteers-are-lining-up-to-make-money-off-global-warming

See also: http://youtu.be/IaKm89eVhoE

See also: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/polluterwatch/koch-industries/

See the Koch brothers on the Forbes List of Billionnaires: http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#tab:overall

"Carbon bubble" threatens global economy

'Carbon bubble' threatens stock markets, say MPs
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26455763

'Carbon bubble' poses serious threat to UK economy, MPs warn
Committee says government and Bank of England must not be complacent about the risks of overvaluing fossil fuel companies
Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent, theguardian.com, Thursday 6 March 2014 17.00 AEST
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/06/carbon-bubble-threat-uk-economy-fossil-fuels-mps

WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)

Through the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) work with businesses to develop standards and tools that help companies measure, manage, report and reduce their carbon emissions. http://www.ghgprotocol.org

Report released today: Fossil fuels increase risk not returns

Published by The Australia Institute and released today in conjunction with 350.org Australia and Market Forces:
“Climate Proofing Your Investments: moving funds out of fossil fuels”, a new report for institutional investors seeking to insulate their funds against the growing carbon bubble.

Download the report here and the summary findings here.
Fossil fuel companies plan to extract over five times more carbon than the climate can safely handle, putting our planet and savings at risk. But, by divesting from fossil fuel stocks, investors can avoid the impacts of a carbon bubble crash. This report shows they can do so without compromising their returns.
“Our findings show that fossil free investment portfolios can not only provide similar returns on investment but they also help mitigate the risk of an ‘unburnable carbon’ bubble bust. It’s a no-brainer. If you can protect your holdings without lowering your returns, why wouldn’t you?” said Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute.

THE ISLAND PRESIDENT—A Documentary By Jon Shenk | Official Trailer

Attribution: http://vimeo.com/36515698