• Nov 22 Toronto Event: Divestment and Ethical Reinvestment

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    Eastminster United Church divested from the fossil fuels industry. You can too!

    Explore the moral, financial and geophysical issues surrounding the growing divestment movement – taking your money out of the fossil fuels industry – and the socially responsible, ethical and green economy investment alternatives available for Families and Individual investors.
    View the documentary “Do the Math” and stay for a Q&A with:

    GUEST PANELISTS:
    Timothy Nash, economics professor and financial planner focusing on socially responsible investing, impact investing, and the green economy

    Sucheta Rajagopal, portfolio manager at Jacob Securities Inc. and member of the Responsible Investment Association.

    PRESENTERS:
    SolarShare and ZooShare

    1:00 – 3:00 pm
    Saturday, November 22, 2014

    Eastminster United Church
    310 Danforth Ave. (near Chester Subway Station)
    416 463-2179 • http://www.eastminsteruc.org

  • Nov 19 Toronto Event: Powering the Future

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    Powering the Future: Insights from Co-Operative Energy Transition

    FREE Presentation with Dr. Andreas Wieg, Head of the German Office for Energy Cooperatives

    Join the Federation of Community Power Co-operatives and GTA-based energy co-operatives to learn more about local and international activities in community power and the growing trend of green energy impact investing. The event is free but space is limited.

    November 19, 7pm – 9pm
    YWCA 87 Elm St (Dundas & University)

    Register here.

  • Hamilton Spectator Article: “An Exodus from Dirty Oil”

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    “According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “Canada has a unique role in the global economy with regard to fossil fuels. Some 80 per cent of the world’s oil reserves are held by state-owned companies; that is, countries who have made public ownership of this strategic asset a top priority. Of the remaining global oil reserves, two-thirds are found in Canada, making the country a top destination for private investments.”

     

    Read the full story here:  http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4881969-an-exodus-from-dirty-oil-/

  • Fossil Fuel Divestment Hits $50 Billion

    September 22 2014 — “Over 800 global investors have now committed to divest their holdings in fossil fuels. New signatories encompass a broad diversity of sectors and regions— including foundations, individuals, faith groups, health care organizations, cities and universities around the world. Their pledge was revealed at a news conference in New York today, and will be presented tomorrow at the United Nations Climate Summit where over 120 world leaders will gather.

    A leading advocate of the movement, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, called on institutions and people of conscience to divest in a video recorded for the
    announcement: “Climate change is the human rights challenge of our time. We can no longer continue feeding our addiction to fossil fuels as if there is no tomorrow, for there will be no tomorrow.” He called for a freeze on all new fossil fuel exploration as the companies cannot safely burn 75% of known reserves.
    The fossil free Divest-Invest movement has grown explosively since its launch three years ago. Today’s announcement includes over 650 individuals and 180 institutions, including 50 new foundations added to the 17 who pledged in January. Together these institutions hold over $50 billion in total assets. Signers pledge to divest from fossil fuels over five years, taking a variety of approaches.
    The foundations announced today include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, whose original endowment comes from wealth generated in the Standard Oil Company. The Fund will be divested first from coal and tar sands by the end of this year, with more to come thereafter.”
    For the full Sept 22 2014 press release from the global Divest/Invest coalition, click here.
  • New Canadian Resource: “The Climate Has Changed”

  • Sept 24 Toronto Event: Do green investments ever make money?

    A key question for faith-based trustees…

    “If you think the only bottom line produced by sustainable energy is a social one, that’s just not true for many companies, and never was. Green energy can make money, for both early-stage and longer term investors.

    Three of the most battle-scarred and successful green energy investors are in Toronto. So please join us at the next RamsayBreakfast to hear their CEOs offer different perspectives of the promise and pitfalls of the energy efficiency sector.”

    Featuring: John Cook of Green Chip Financial, Tom Rand of ArcTern Ventures, & Christian Wray of JCM Capital

    Cost: $35.00 + HST
    Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
    Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
    Food for Thought: 8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
    Questions & Answers: 8:40 a.m.
    Depart: 8:59 a.m.

    Register here.

    Hosted by RamsayTalks

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