"A panel demanded MSU to phase out fossil fuels, stated need for collective action, and called on the student government to act.
She clarified emphasizing a peaceful “civic uprising.”
...Outlined by several panelists was the idea of capitalism being against climate change. They cited the existence of fossil fuel industries and their externalities as the side effects of capitalism.
...Going forward, the panel called said ending “university's investment in fossil fuels” was a goal. They said it means phasing out the use of energy derived from fossil fuels on campus.
...A member of the JMC Student Senate, speaking as a panelist, made a number of claims to the audience, including “we don’t even have clean water. You see your water bottle, wait an hour, it has lead in it.”
...The panelist went further, saying students must “hold the university accountable by any means necessary.”
Both professors on the panel shook their heads in agreement following this comment.
Elaborating on the comment, he suggested “we won’t have a college to study from if we don’t act. Honestly, cost isn’t the question we should be asking.”
...A student at the event told The Morning Watch, “capitalism equals more factories and more capital, which in turn leads to more pollution and CO2 emissions.”...
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