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Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock
2014-05-07 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Stanford University announced Tuesday that it would divest its $18.7 billion endowment of stock in coal-mining companies, becoming the first major university to lend support to a nationwide campaign to purge endowments and pension funds of fossil fuel investments. The university said it acted in accordance with internal guidelines that allow its trustees to consider whether corporate policies or practices create substantial social injury when choosing investments. Coals status as a major source...
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Right Brain Initiative receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
2014-04-18 20:16:47| PortlandOnline
In partnership with the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the Right Brain Initiative provides art education to students in and around Portland reaching 14,000 students in our community.
Reed College Endowment, February 4, 1911
2014-01-07 19:54:47| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 592kbCategory: Historical Newspaper Articles
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The Financial Case for Divestment of Fossil Fuel Companies by Endowment Fiduciaries
2013-11-02 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: 1. Background. Rising temperatures around the globe are a reality, and so too is the primary cause: Energy-related CO2 emissions caused by human-beings. Long term energy analysis by the highly respected International Energy Agency (IEA) shows the world traveling down an unsustainable track. Very unsustainable. In 2012, CO2 emissions grew by 1.4 percent to a record high. Looking ahead, in its 'business as usual' scenario, the IEA shows energy-related CO2 emissions growing 1/3rd by 2035 and doubling...
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Harvard Won't Divest Its $32.7B Endowment From Fossil Fuel Holdings
2013-10-04 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Harvard University, the worlds richest school, wont sell its investments in fossil-fuel companies amid pressure from students, President Drew Faust said in a letter released today. I do not believe, nor do my colleagues on the Corporation, that university divestment from the fossil fuel industry is warranted or wise, Faust said in the letter, referring to Harvard Corporation, the schools governing board. The endowment is a resource, not an instrument to impel social or political change....
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