On January 30, 2013, the Northwestern University Associated Student Government passed a resolution regarding the future investments of the Northwestern endowment. By signing this petition, you are expressing your personal support of the following actions:
1) For Northwestern University to fully divest from the coal industry
2) To encourage further investments in renewable energy and clean technology
3) To pursue full divestment from fossil fuels in the coming years
To date, we've recieved over 1000 signatures from a diverse set of faculty, staff, alumni, and students. The full text of the resolution is available here:
http://bit.ly/NUendowmentLearn more about why this is important here:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1605256/sustainable_investment_poster.pdf