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The 136th edition of The Game, the annual football game between Harvard and Yale, was interrupted and delayed after a protest began on the field during the last three minutes of half-time. Hundreds of protestors flooded onto the field to … Continue reading →

Photo: Timothy R. O’Meara By The Crimson Editorial Board This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. November 25, 2019 At this year’s edition of The Game, hundreds of protesters flooded the field during halftime … Continue reading →

Police officers confront Harvard protester Andrés de Loera-Brust ’20 on the field of the Yale Bowl. Divest protesters from both Harvard and Yale stormed the field during halftime of the 136th edition of the Game. Photo: Timothy R. O’Meara By … Continue reading →

Nov 25, 2019 In New Haven, Connecticut, over 40 people were arrested at a massive protest during the annual Harvard-Yale football game. Hundreds of students, faculty, and alumni from both schools rushed the field during halftime to demand the two … Continue reading →

Published on Sep 24, 2014 Green divestment : The Rockefellers were right Green finance and sustainable energy consultant Peter Rowan comments on efforts to avoid the pitfalls of 2009 in Copenhagen at next year’s Paris climate change summit… and on … Continue reading →

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Al Gore discussing his call for fossil fuel divestment in 2013 and how, in 2016, Harvard has still refused to divest from fossil fuels. Transcript: “[There are] trillion[s of] dollars of stranded subprime carbon assets, … Continue reading →

Published on May 2, 2014 Beginning the morning of April 30th, Divest Harvard members — including undergrads, grad students, staff, and alumni — blockaded Mass Hall asking for an open dialogue on divestment and Harvard’s response to climate change. Yet … Continue reading →

Published on Sep 3, 2019 Harvard University students are calling for their school’s endowment to be divested from the prison industry. Some members of the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign had relatives in prison, and all of them believe their school … Continue reading →

Hubbard Glacier, in Alaska, calves into Disenchantment Bay. Temperatures are increasing especially rapidly in the northern latitudes, with pronounced effect on glaciers and the Arctic Ice Cap. Photograph by Don Mennig/iStock By John S. Rosenberg 10.2.19 Faculty advocates of divesting … Continue reading →

Sep 19, 2019 The University of California has voted to divest from fossil fuel companies. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, two top university investment officials said it was the long-term risk posed by fossil fuel investments, rather than concerns … Continue reading →