via http://theconversation.com/hit-fossil-fuel-firms-where-it-hurts-and-support-divestment-33129
My piece on the inspiring rise of the fossil fuel divestment campaign!
Fossil fuel companies use their economic clout to sow doubt about climate science. They lobby for generous subsidies and flout indigenous rights. They commission toys and sponsor art at the Tate, the British Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Company and other cultural institutions to normalise the presence of big oil in our everyday lives … The divestment movement confronts the core logic – license, extract, profit – of fossil fuel companies. One key tactic to make it harder for companies to extract carbon is to erode their political legitimacy.
Franklin Ginn 