Climate change activists applaud de Blasio fossil fuel move
Climate change activists around the city, including the leader of a Sunset Park group, are praising a decision by the de Blasio administration to divest $5 billion in pension holdings from companies dealing in fossil fuel.
The environmentalists said they are also pleased with an announcement from Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James about the city’s plans to sue five major oil companies over the effects of climate change.
Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of United Puerto Rican Organizations of Sunset Park (UPROSE), said the city’s move away from investing in fossil fuel companies is important because air pollution that is tied to fossil fuel emissions hurts low-income communities.