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Rockefeller Family Fund divests from fossil fuels, which built family's fortune

2016-03-24 07:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: The Rockefeller Family Fund has said that it will divest from fossil fuels as quickly as possible and "eliminate holdings" of Exxon Mobil Corp, saying the oil company associated with the family fortune has misled the public about climate change risks. Though only a sliver of the endowment's modest $US130 million ($171 million) in assets is invested in fossil fuels, the move is notable because a century ago John D. Rockefeller snr made a fortune running Standard Oil, a precursor to Exxon Mobil....

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