1.000 Reasons Save Virunga and Our Lovely Blue Planet from Climate Change Deniers

Today we don’t only fight for the survival of Virunga: we fight for our planet, for our children and future generations.  We are against climate change denial, we believe in a fair and just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, for the benefit of nature and  communities across the world.  We Can Change The World!  Our lovely… Read More

Monbiot: Drilling in Virunga does not end our hunger for resources, it exacerbates it!

The Impossibility of Growth: Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th May 2014 Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the people of Egypt filled one cubic metre. Let us propose that these possessions grew by 4.5% a year. How big… Read More

Towards a Post-Oil/Conflict Civilization: Initiatives to leave fossil fuels in the soil and keep Virunga Safe

Towards a Post-Oil Civilization. Yasunization and other initiatives to leave fossil fuels in the soil May 21st, 2013 Ejolt report 6: Towards a Post-Oil Civilization. Yasunization and other initiatives to leave fossil fuels in the soil The low resolution report can be downloaded here. The high resolution report can be downloaded here. Abstract This Report traces the birth… Read More

July 8, 2013: Norway’s Pension Fund divests from UK Oil Company SOCO International Plc

Norway’s Pension Fund divests their investments of over $ 33 million from UK oil company SOCO International Plc. The Norwegian oil fund, which has been the fourth largest institutional investor in the company, is sending with this a powerful signal to Soco International and its remaining shareholders. . There are too many concerns with oil… Read More

Do the Investment Math: Building a Fossil Free Portfolio

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is by: Bill McKibben Illustration by Edel Rodriguez If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven’t convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard… Read More