While some U.S. political trends are diverging from public opinion, environmentalists said it was people power that led to New York divesting from fossil fuels. Advocacy group 350.org said its activism over the years helped convince New York state leaders to step away from fossil fuels. “This victory is a direct result of people power and years-long pressure for New York to divest from fossil fuel companies causing climate change,” Betámia Coronel, a coordinator for reinvestment for the group, said in an emailed statement. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said part of his 2018 agenda was divesting the state’s retirement fund from significant fossil fuel investments. Through work with the state comptroller, the governor’s office said they’d […]