Blue and Green: The Church of Scotland has said it will no longer invest in polluting energy companies. The Church voted yesterday in Edinburgh to distance itself from companies creating the worst climate pollution. The decision was made after a petition was set up calling for the change.
The motion, approved by the General Assembly today in Edinburgh, compels the Church`s investment funds to withdraw from companies significantly involved in tar sands, a highly destructive form of oil extraction, and coal. A...