For such a dark, cold, slightly radioactive lump of fossil, coal has achieved a lot for humanity. We have only coal and a spark of ingenuity to thank for the explosive development in science, technology and engineering that we have …
fossil fuels
Trinity officially announces plan to divest from fossil fuel companies
College joins a worldwide initiative to break financial ties with the fossil fuel industry
Trinity College has announced today its intention to sell off investments in fossil fuel companies, becoming the first Irish university to do so. The move comes in response to a 15 month student campaign, spearheaded in Trinity by Fossil Free …
No Enda in sight when it comes to fossil fuels
Bill Walsh reflects back on Freshers’ Week when Fossil Free TCD activist Deirdre Duff questioned the Taoiseach on his knowledge of divestment
“Fossil fuels are going nowhere,” stated a hesitant Enda Kenny confronted by Deirdre Duff from Fossil Free TCD during Freshers’ Week this year.
He went on to say that the €72m worth of public money invested in multinational energy companies …
Sell the Kells
Fossil Free TCD’s tongue-in-cheek petition provides a novel way to draw attention to Trinity’s decision on divestment this November
“Hi, would you be interested in signing our petition towards selling the Book of Kells?”
It is in no way unusual to be approached by whichever group or society have claimed the tables on the first floor of the Arts …
