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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Transitioning to directly sourcing clean energy, Georgetown University announced it will source two-thirds of its energy needs through solar panel power purchased from plants.

GU to Power Over Half of Campus With Energy Sourced from Solar Plants

By Caitlin McLean November 13, 2020

Georgetown University announced a new 15-year Power Purchase Agreement under which the university will source two-thirds of its energy needs through energy produced by solar panels, marking the first...

WORLD BANK GROUP | A “Stop Financing Fossil Fuels” demonstration outside the World Bank Building featured around 50 protestors and several activist speakers on Oct. 18

Activists Protest World Bank Fossil Fuel Assets

By Caroline Hecht October 25, 2019

Activists protested in a “Stop Financing Fossil Fuels” demonstration outside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund buildings on Oct. 18 to object against the organizations’ investments...

GU FOSSIL FREE/FACEBOOK | GU Fossil Free members Celia Buckman (SFS 21), bottom center, and Samantha Panchèvre (SFS 19), bottom right, urged Georgetown to divest from companies who do not meet select energy standards.

GUFF Alters Full Divestment Proposal After CISR Meeting

By Ashley Zhao March 29, 2019

GU Fossil Free released a memo detailing its five-year plan for the university to divest from fossil fuel companies March 28 following a meeting with the university's investment committee last week. The...

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Elaine Colligan (SFS ’15) holds a banner advocating for divestment as a university committee discusses GU Fossil Free’s proposal.

GU Hears Divestment Proposal

By Andrew Wallender October 28, 2014

Eight members of GU Fossil Free presented a formal proposal calling for the university to divest from fossil fuel companies during a meeting of the university’s Committee on Investments and Social...

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