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To: Steven L. Solnick President of Warren Wilson College and the Board of Trustees

Divest Warren Wilson College From Fossil Fuels!

We, the student body, call upon president Steven Solnick and the Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees to divest our endowment from fossil fuels by immediately freezing all assets invested in fossil fuels and committing to full divestment of all investments in fossil fuels over the next five years.

Why is this important?

Global climate change is quickly accelerating, profoundly affecting communities all over the world. It is clear that our collective future depends on keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Unfortunately, the world's top 200 oil, coal, and gas companies intend to continue large scale extraction. These corporations value profit over the health and wellbeing of our people and our planet.

Despite our college's values regarding sustainability, Warren Wilson has invested part of the school's endowment in the aforementioned fossil fuel companies. By investing Warren Wilson finances in fossil fuels, the institution is directly violating their commitment to sustainability as defined by the college's mission statement (see link below).

We must align our endowment with our values. Support the divestment of Warren Wilson College from fossil fuels!

http://www.warren-wilson.edu/info/plan/mission.php

How it will be delivered

We will deliver these signatures digitally or if possible, in person.

Warren Wilson College, Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC, United States

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Updates

2014-11-07 11:23:01 -0500

100 signatures reached

2014-11-06 21:47:08 -0500

50 signatures reached

2014-10-06 08:24:35 -0400

25 signatures reached

2014-10-03 13:56:58 -0400

10 signatures reached