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May 3, 2017

New York's Riverside Church to Divest from Fossil Fuels
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And in New York City, the historic Riverside Church has announced it
will divest its $140 million endowment from fossil fuels. The church was
founded by John Rockefeller Jr., the son of the founder of Standard Oil.
In response, 350.org co-founder Bill Mckibben said, "Fifty years after
Dr. King used its pulpit to call for an end to the war in Vietnam,
Riverside Church now issues a call of its own: for a future free of
fossil fuels, where the gospel call to 'love one's neighbor' can be
carried out effectively around the world."


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