Invest more in the oil sands, not less. The New York State Pension Fund announced they were selling off their stakes in some Canadian oil sands companies. This backward approach won't cut carbon emissions or reduce the world's dependence on oil.
If oil sands producers are starved of investment dollars, oil extraction will increasingly happen in countries that do not have Canada's standards on the environment or human rights.
So let's get the New York State Pension Fund to reconsider its decision. Please send a letter to Thomas DiNapoli the New York State Comptroller who oversees the pension fund, and Anastasia Titarchuk, their Chief Investment Officer.
With your help and your voice, we can make a difference and change minds. The world needs more Canadian energy, not less.