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2013 Shareholder Resolutions- Fracking house
As You Sow's 2013
Shareholder Resolutions
New: ExxonMobil Shareowners proposal receives 30.2% vote
Fossil Fuel Divestment Piggy Do the Investment Math
Carbon
Divestment
Carbon-Free
Reinvestment


Recent Publications
Seeds of Change: Spring 2012
As You Sow's summer newsletter is here! Read about the companies we are engaging this proxy season on nanomaterials, GMOs, climate change, slavery-free cotton, and more.
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Proxy Preview 2013
Proxy Preview 2013 is the ninth edition of our insider's guide to environmental and social shareholder resolutions. Visit proxypreview.org to download the report, access shareholder advocacy resources, and learn about the report authors and contributors. More >
Slipping Through the Cracks: An Issue Brief on Nanomaterials in Food
Slipping Through the Cracks: An Issue Brief on Nanomaterials in Food highlights the potential risks of nanotechnology for companies who are knowingly or unknowingly using it in their products and for public health. More >
Coal Risks Report
Update: Financial Risks of Investments in Coal outlines the mounting financial risks facing coal-dependent utilities. More >
Producer Responsibility Report
Unfinished Business: The Case for Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-Consumer Packaging describes how extended producer responsibility would boost the U.S. packaging recycling rates and transform how recycling is funded. More >

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News Highlights

Dunkin' Donuts Moves to More Sustainable Coffee Cups
Conrad MacKerron, Senior Vice President, weighs in on Dunkin's new cup recycling initiatives. More >

Chevron, Exxon investors sustain calls for fracking disclosure
Reuters covers the votes at ExxonMobil and Chevron on the risks of fracking. 30% of investors backed calls for more disclosure. More >

After Bubbles in Dotcoms and Housing, Here's the Carbon Bubble
The Wall Street Journal explores the pending carbon bubble and the first investor vote, called by As You Sow, on its risks to energy company value. More >

As You Sow Urges Governor to Prioritize Citizen's Health by Strengthening Prop 65
In response to Governor Jerry Brown's proposed updates to California's environmental and consumer protection law Proposition 65, As You Sow, a longtime enforcer of the law, encourages keeping Prop 65 strong. More >

Electric Utilities Must Reduce Their Climate Risks
As extreme weather in the U.S. proves costly for electric power utilities, investors like As You Sow demand they address their climate impact. Part of the "Why We File" series in the Guardian Sustainable Business blog.
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Shareholders File First-Ever 'Carbon Bubble' Resolutions
Inside Climate News reports on our new resolution about what the carbon bubble means for with Consol Energy investors. More >

Activist Investors Gear Up for 2013 Proxy Season
The Motley Fool looks at Proxy Preview 2013 and the hot items on this year's proxy ballots.
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Study Looks at Nanoparticles Used in Food
CEO Andrew Behar discusses As You Sow's newest report on nanomaterials in the food industry with The New York Times. More >

New York City Pension Fund Seeks Fracking Data from Exxon Mobil
Pension & Investments covers the 2013 fracking resolutions, filed by investors including As You Sow. More >

Changing Tide: P&G Listens to the People
As You Sow and other advocacy groups persuaded P&G to remove toxics from Tide detergent.
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