Summary: Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman Efforts are underway at the University of Maine, to become the 3rd Maine college–following Unity College and College of the Atlantic–in divesting from the fossil fuel industry. Churches, universities, cities and organizations around the world are taking part in the quickly expanding fossil fuel divestment movement. Here in Maine, in addition to Unity College and COA, the First Unitarian Church of Pittsfield, is also taking part. The Fossil Free Campaign was started by 350.org. According to their website, “200 publicly-traded companies hold the vast majority of the world’s proven coal, oil and gas reserves.” And their demands are that those companies: stop exploring for new hydrocarbons, stop lobbying for “special breaks”, and pledge to keep 80% of their current reserves underground forever. Speakers include: UMaine alum Karen Marysdaughter, she’s with 350.org’s Maine chapter, and is working with students at the university; students Samantha Perez, President of the UMaine Green Team; Audrey Maddocks and Jonathan McCullem; and Misa Saros, former Campus Sustainability Coordinator at UMaine. Related links: FB: http://www.facebook.com/divest.umaine http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/29/fossil-fuels-divestment-campaign-gather-momentum http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/27/fossil-fuel-divestment-campaign-uk http://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/research/stranded-assets/SAP-divestment-report-final.pdf http://gofossilfree.org/commitments/ http://www.carbontracker.org/investors-challenge-fossil-fuel-companies https://www.ceres.org/files/car-mats/car-release/carbon-asset-risk-initiative-investor-signatories-as-of-october-2013/at_download/file http://www.ceres.org/press/press-clips/wall-street-demands-answers-from-fossil-fuel-producers-on-unburnable-carbon https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/809416-bp-letter-9-9-13.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303902404579151580498275194 http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/projects/research/climate-change-in-the-american-mind
