BELLINGHAM - Students calling on Western Washington University to remove its investments from fossil-fuel companies will host a discussion at the university Thursday, March 7.
The campus club Students for Renewable Energy will host the panel on divestment from 6 to 8 p.m. in Academic West room 204. The event is free and open to the public.
The group wants WWU to remove the investments made in fossil fuels through the university's endowment. The event will discuss the idea of fossil fuel divestment, an idea that has been taking hold in colleges and universities throughout the country.
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