Western students discuss removing university investments in fossil fuels

More than 70 students gathered Thursday in the Academic Instructional Center West to discuss what has been called "the largest student movement of this generation" — a movement away from university investment in fossil fuels and toward investment in renewable energy.
Western invests $1.5 million in fossil fuel companies, said Jenny Godwin, president of the Students for Renewable Energy club. Godwin and other like-minded students are hoping to steer Western toward divestment — freezing investment in fossil fuel companies and making the switch to investment in renewable energy.