Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock

The campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The decision by trustees to get rid of stock in coal-mining companies was a victory for a rapidly growing student-led divestment movement. (Credit: Thor Swift for The New York Times) Click to enlarge.
The divestment means Stanford becomes the first major university to lend support to a nationwide campaign to rid endowments and pension funds of fossil fuel investments.

 Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock
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