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October 12, 2022
Apocalypse Soon,
Princeton Will Stop Taking Oil Money. Now the Pressure Is on Harvard, MIT, and Columbia.
Rich, elite institutions should stop taking donations from the fossil fuel industry immediately, to preserve the integrity of their climate research.
June 8, 2020
Apocalypse Soon
The Pernicious Influence of Big Oil on America’s Universities
Stanford’s divestment debate shows how effective fossil fuel companies have been at colonizing academia.
December 2, 2015
The fossil fuel divestment movement reached a new milestone: $3.4 trillion in assets.
September 22, 2015
Over $2 Trillion Now Divested From Fossil Fuels. Why Hasn't the Vatican Joined?
May 21, 2015
Divestment Won't Hurt Big Oil, and That's OK
May 23, 2014
The Truth About Stanford's Coal Divestment
December 11, 2013
Gun Control Advocates Are Embracing a Tactic That Beat Apartheid

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