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Ben Cushing
@bmcushing.bsky.social
👋 Director of the @SierraClub.org Sustainable Finance Campaign: sc.org/sustainable-finance
📍 DC resident, Oakland raised
💭 Thinking a lot about climate, finance, politics, & the NBA
Climate change threatens our economy and millions of workers' retirement security.

NYC pensions can set a powerful precedent: asset managers who fail to confront climate risk should expect to lose clients to those that do better.

@sierraclub.org statement ⬇️
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Sierra Club Applauds NYC Comptroller Recommendation to Drop BlackRock Over Inadequate Climate Plans
NEW YORK — The Sierra Club applauds today’s announcement from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recommending that three of the city’s pension systems — which are all implementing net-zero by 2040 ...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Ben Cushing
So my ask: commit to helping Sierra Club or any other organization that is standing with us in this struggle. I just hosted a house party for Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program, one of the organization's crown jewels. Give money, take action, do something, but don't take the bait. 8/
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November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If you read that @nytimes.com hit piece about @sierraclub.org and thought it didn’t quite smell right, you were right...

Here’s our Executive Director, Loren Blackford, setting the record straight — starting with what it got wrong about the organization 👇

www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here’s where we are and what’s ahead 👇

"This work is not only strategic, it is joyful and meaningful, and we will keep working to build a more powerful movement.

This is our story to write." 😤

www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The NYT piece also got it wrong about our broader movement and the moment we’re in 👇

www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM