friend, In June 2020, thanks to the hard work of relentless student advocates, George Washington University administration committed to full divestment from fossil fuels, carbon neutrality by 2030, and reversing GW’s entire 200 year carbon footprint. Our collective organizing efforts garnered a win. George Washington leadership aligned with science and acknowledged the need for our society to transition off of fossil fuels as quickly as possible. Why, then, has the university continued to lend its name and credibility to climate deniers and efforts to deregulate the fossil fuel industry by harboring the Koch and ExxonMobil funded Regulatory Studies Center? Our work isn't finished... With its historic commitments to divest from fossil fuels in June, GW has the opportunity to be one of the nation’s leaders in combating climate change. Unfortunately, looking the other way as climate deniers, fossil fuel cronies, and discredited backers of pseudoscience trade on GW’s name and credibility makes the university complicit. The Regulatory Studies Center (RSC) has repeatedly acted as a front for fossil fuel interests with a history of using GW’s name to provide credibility to climate deniers, fossil fuel cronies, and other discredited backers of pseudoscience. The RSC also has extensive ties to the fossil fuel industry and the climate denial movement. In particular, the RSC has received over one million dollars from both ExxonMobil and the Koch Foundation— part of a fossil fuel empire that profits from the deregulation of the industry. Notably, the Kochs and ExxonMobil are prominent architects of the decades long disinformation campaign fueling climate denial. By clicking the link below, you can immediately send a letter to the leadership at George Washington University. Demand George Washington University cut ties with the Regulatory Studies Center today. |
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