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EPA speaker discusses economic effects of climate policy

Climate change is expected to hurt the U.S. economy, said associate administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Policy Joel Beauvais. Beauvais spoke about the relationship between...

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Experts reflect on Sandy, future planning

Today marks the two-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy hitting New York, yet some are not sure the city is entirely prepared to deal with another storm. Klaus Jacob, a professor at Columbia...

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NYU must divest to ensure global effort to combat climate change

This article comes from the Global Desk, a collaboration between The Gazelle, WSN and On Century Avenue. Read more by searching ‘global.’ This is an opinion piece.  Climate change is very, very real,...

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NYU Reacts: Senate subcommittee opposes divestment

Despite much lobbying by NYU Divest, the Senate Financial Affairs Committee Divestment Working Group announced it does not recommend divestment from fossil fuel related companies in a report at a...

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NYU divestment should move forward

In an email sent to the NYU student body on Thursday, a Senate Financial Affairs Committee Subcommittee declined to recommend divestment from fossil-fuel-related companies. The decision came after over...

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Experts discuss climate change

The statistics proving climate change, including rising ocean levels and higher temperatures, are well known and accepted by now. At a panel titled “On Climate Science and Coverage: What Three Decades...

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Climate change a form of oppression

At a NYU University Senate meeting last month, a working group created by the administration delivered a misguided report opposing fossil fuel divestment. In the report, the working group acknowledged...

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Experts discuss carbon dioxide, renewable energy

Leaders in the sustainable energy industry discussed New York State’s transition from relying on fossil fuels to implementing a renewable energy plan at a panel titled “The German Energy Transition:...

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California should reinstitute a plan to cut petroleum use

Earlier this month, California’s state Senate dropped a provision of an environmental protection bill that called for a 50 percent cut in the state’s petroleum use by 2030. State Senate President Kevin...

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US must pay climate reparations

With the Paris World Climate Summit taking place in three months, scientists and politicians are raising concerns over the speed at which the effects of climate change are being addressed. Recently,...

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Cuomo comes to NYU, talks climate change, universities

Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to NYU on Friday to discuss climate change and the steps being taken to address this issue with state leaders and distinguished students. EarthMatters@NYU and Know Tomorrow...

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John Sexton must act on divestment

As a member of NYU Divest, I am one of many voices worldwide asking their university to divest from fossil fuels. Since 2012, we have made compelling arguments in favor of divestment. We have discussed...

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[PHOTOS]: Divest demands accountability from NYU in face of climate change

(Christine Wang) (Christine Wang) (Christine Wang) (Christine Wang) On the third anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, members of NYU Divest taped their mouths shut with fake money and held a protest in...

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Student group calls for halt in donations until NYU divests

NYU Divest launched a campaign called “No Divestment, No Donations”, a petition encouraging people to withhold donations from the university unless it divests from fossil fuels. The petition was...

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NYU signs pledge to slow climate change

The White House announced last week that over 200 universities, including NYU, signed the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge to show their commitment to climate action. The pledge is directed...

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Divestment is ineffective, sets poor precedent

One of the most contentious debates taking place on college campuses around the country revolves around the call for universities to divest their endowments from companies in the fossil fuel industry....

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Binding agreements on climate change needed from Paris Talks

World leaders from 21 countries that comprise the COP21 are meeting in Paris from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in order to make progress in the global fight against climate change. The stakes for these climate...

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Divest speak-out relates race and climate

A group of over 30 students marched up the marble steps of the Kimmel Center for University Life on Monday to call for the end of NYU’s involvement in the global fossil fuel industry. Divest, a student...

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NYU Divest Elevator Occupation to Continue Past Bobst Closure

NYU Divest members occupied part of the first floor of Bobst Library, blocking the elevator that leads to executive offices on Monday, April 18, demanding to meet with the Board of Trustees who would...

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Justin Trudeau Talks Politics at Kimmel

Justin Trudeau continued with his quest to steal every North American heart when he came to NYU on Thursday afternoon. The Prime Minister of Canada engaged in a lively question and answer session with...

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