Which Way, L.A.?
Should the UC Divest from Fossil Fuel?
Student activists are calling the UC system to divest from the fossil fuel industry. But many asset managers call that financially irresponsible. We hear from both sides.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 28m ListenOne issue Southern California students care about is global climate change. Claremont’s Pitzer College just joined a national campaign to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Student activists in the ten college UC system are also calling for their institutions to follow suit. But many asset managers believe that divestment from the energy sector is financially irresponsible. Guest host Barbara Bogaev considers both sides of the debate. Also, the $400 million trash train to nowhere, and a look at the latest in virtual reality and how Hollywood is trying to get us all wearing Goggles.
Later, on To the Point, Warren Olney updates the crisis in Ukrainian. Will the White House increase sanctions? Can Vladimir Putin afford to ignore threats to Russia’s economy?
Banner image courtesy of California Student Sustainability Coalition
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3 storiesLA's Multi-million Dollar Trash Train to Nowhere
The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County have spent a decade and $430 million to build a railway system that would carry the county's trash to a landfill out in the desert. But the whole thing is lying fallow because the train costs too much to use.
Read the story5 minShould the UC Schools Get Out of Fossil Fuels?
You might remember the long campaign to divest in South Africa, then Sudan, big tobacco, Israel. Now divestment is back again on college campuses. This time, the cause is global warming.
Read the story15 minVirtual Reality Is Here, and Hollywood Wants In on the Action
Virtual reality has been getting all the buzz in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street since Facebook announced it was scooping up Oculus , a start-up with a new kind of virtual reality goggles. But Hollywood wants a piece of the action too. Now the tightly knit community of virtual reality developers in Southern California are suddenly hot.
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