Topic: University Of Hawaii

Protests against fossil fuel companies intensify, with activists suspending themselves from ships to block Arctic drilling and the University of Hawaii divesting its $66 million endowment. Simultaneously, critics attack the IPCC, claiming the organization is purely political and that its list of 2,500 "top scientists" includes many non-scientists and reviewers who do not actually agree with the final reports.

Protesters in San Marcos, Texas, and Santa Barbara, California, are linking extreme weather and oil spills to the activities of fossil fuel companies. In Bellingham, Washington, activists suspended themselves from an anchor chain to oppose Shell's Arctic drilling plans. Simultaneously, the University of Hawaii voted to divest its $66 million endowment from fossil fuels.