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When Colleges Divest In Coal, It's Barely A Drop In The Bucket
2014-05-08 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: If the students at Stanford University believe they sent the coal industry a strong message this week, they should think again. The school's decision to eliminate coal from its portfolio did not send shock waves through the industry. In fact, representatives say it will have no financial impact on the industry at all. Nor will it curb the growing demand around the world for coal-generated electricity. "It strikes us as a politically expedient course of action rather than a rational response,"...
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