climate crisis

Fossil fuel divestment is painful but necessary for universities

Editor's Note: This piece has been updated to clarify SFU's actions in reducing the carbon footprint of its portfolio. By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor For the second winter in a row, I am staring out of my window in Burnaby at more than a foot of snow, unable to get to school. It’s -4 degrees outside — warm compared to the last couple of days — and the snow is predicted to start again. For our relatively mild climate on the west coast, seeing this much snow back-to-back for two winter seasons is unusual, to say the least.  It’s hard to…

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