Last week, things got seismic when Fossil Free CU shook up the South West Divestment Scene. On Wednesday, November 19th, the three campus campaigns, made statements pressing, yet again, for the University of Colorado Board of Regents to divest the over $27 million endowment funds from fossil fuel industry shareholdings. University of Colorado Denver, Colorado Springs and Boulder Fossil Free CU students and faculty members, backed by over 70 supporters present, called on the Regents for a meeting with the full board and all three campuses before the next Board of Regents meeting in February.

350 Colorado joined with a broad diversity of climate change movers at the action-oriented Colorado Climate Summit Nov 15-16 at CU-Boulder. Here is coverage of the summit from one of our members, Hannah Miller, with 350 Ft. Collins (writing for the Bay-Area-based sustainability blog TriplePundit):   Colorado is a hotspot for energy innovation: The city of Fort Collins is pushing the envelope with a net-zero energy central district.

Press Release posted on behalf of Fossil Free CU Denver student organizers:  Fossil Free CU Hosts Divestment Panel to Educate and Demand Action   DENVER, CO – As they head towards the end of the fall semester, Fossil Free CU in Denver hosted an educational panel in order to educate the community and explain why divestment is critical to slowing the effects of climate change.