Divesting From Fossil Fuels - Environmental Investing Podcast

Can having coal, oil or natural gas companies in your investment portfolio expose you to increased risk? On this podcast episode we have Brett Fleishman joining us. Brett is the senior analyst for 350.org. Through this role he focuses on the campaign to divest from fossil fuels. Prior to joining 350.org Brett has had an amalgam of rich experiences including: working in Washington D.C. for the economist Jeremy Rifkin at The Foundation on Economic Trends.; instructing experiential college-accredited courses on development economics in Bolivia, Peru and Laos. And even organizing an epic road trip that started in Colorado and ended deep in the Patagonia mountains of Southern Chile. This episode's featured music is brought to you by Brian Lee & His Orchestra (www.brianleeandhisorchestra.com). Additionally, this episode's intro music is compliments of Son Lux (music.sonlux.com). www.environmentalinvesting.com

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1. Here's an interesting opposing viewpoint on the subject of this podcast episode.
   
   "Divestment as an investment strategy is inherently flawed... At best, the complete closure of every listed fossil fuel business on the planet would impact less than 70% of the world’s combustible carbon reserves, most of which are held by state-owned companies in largely single-commodity countries."
   
   http://www.thejei.com/the-demise-of-divestment/