Letter to the Editor 04/10/2014
One of the common arguments against fossil fuel divestment, largely perpetuated by Vassar’s administration and trustees, is that divestment will cost the college money that it is using to fund…
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College tackles issue of divestment from fossil fuels
Last Thursday the Vassar Debate Society held a public debate on whether Vassar should divest from fossil fuel companies. The debate touched on what effects divesting or not divesting would…
Divestment: a necessary political statement for Vassar
As a new school year starts, it may be beneficial to reiterate the motivations, ideals and goals of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign here at Vassar College for the incoming…
Impacting environment goes beyond merely divesting from fossil fuels
As most upperclassmen and probably fewer freshmen are aware, last year’s fossil fuel divestment campaign was long, brutal, and, more often than not, absurd. The peak of hilarity was when…
Walk-out supporters disrupt VC’s learning environment
In Katharine Gripp’s op-ed “Epstein audience offered skewed info on fossil fuels” (Miscellany News, 04.04.2013) she writes, “others have written more knowledgeably of—and can more lucidly explain—Epstein’s lack of qualifications…
Epstein lecture walkout highlights Vassar’s flagging commitment to thorough discourse
The Fossil Fuels Divestment Campaign is a central and controversial topic at Vassar College. To the campaign’s credit, its participants have reached a number of milestones, such as the passage…
MICA lecture examines societal gains from fossil fuels
On Friday March 29, the Moderate, Independent, Conservative, Alliance (MICA) sponsored a lecture entitled “Fossil Fuels Improve the Planet” by the president of the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP) Alex…
Fossil fuels power robots, yes; but energy is always evolving
For anyone who has had the misfortune of having to sit through Mr. Epstein’s lecture last Thursday, you probably heard him voice a lot of support for things like fossil…
Epstein audience offered skewed info on fossil fuels
Alex Epstein sits easily on a chair in the middle of the floor of Rockefeller Hall 200 as his pretty, made-up, high-heeled assistant smiles and passes out papers. Epstein jokes…
Not in My Backyard: Former MICA leaders oppose “Vassar Loves Fossil Fuels” drive
Like many Vassarians, we were excited by the overnight deluge of notifications that Alex Epstein, President of the for-profit think tank “Center for Industrial Progress,” would be lecturing at the…