Recently the state legislature of Oregon passed a bill into law that would prevent investments in coal related holdings. The power that states and organizations of large financial wealth have and hold can make a big impact toward a livable future. A forthcoming report Banking on Climate Chaos finds that big banks, for instance, spent over $347 billion on fossil fuel expansion in 2023. Zoom in on the Biden Administration’s recent passage of power plant rules, which continue to exclude gas plants.

This moment requires creativity and courage. Some people are using their power of song to sway investors. Waterspirit is proud to share that Sister Susan Francois who is advocating for social justice, is not only doing this great work and supporting NJ’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (S198), but is also getting press coverage for her wider ripples of influence.

Read Investor Nuns’ Shareholder Resolutions Aim to Stop Wall Street Financing of Fossil Fuel Development on Indigenous Lands: Faith-Based Climate Advocates’ Transparency Efforts are More Than a Hail Mary via Keerti Gopal, InsideClimateNews.

We often share that if it was not recorded or reported, it did not happen.

Fitting it is that our Calls to Action page prominently features ways for you to take action to SAVE New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act law, through Monday!

Join Waterspirit and our powerful network as we advocate together with love and hope!