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    Posted by mack on October 2, 2019, 10:00 pm

    Hi margo

    as a follow up to the piece by Tony Cartalucci that you posted down the board, I thought you might be interested in these bits and bobs.

    For the record, I think Cartalucci's analysis was pretty simplistic; and drew some conclusions that I'm not sure were justified on the basis of what he had written.

    As 350.org is the focus of much of Cartalucci's piece, I thought I'd have a look. I can't say I've extensively researched, but it does seem the Rockefeller foundation(s) divestment from fossil fuels (announcement made in 2014) and their widespread funding of environment groups/legal actions against fossil fuel operators is an interesting angle here. They seem to be going all in. Anyway, here's a couple of links that illustrate from both sides of the argument. Hope it's of interest.

    Overview of 350.org from Influence Watch.org

    https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/350-org/

    Fossil Fuel Divestment piece from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

    https://www.rbf.org/mission-aligned-investing/divestment



    How the Rockefellers Manufactured the Climate Liability Campaign
    , a piece from Energy In Depth - a research program of the Independent Petroleum Association of America dedicated to litigation wrt climate/environmental damage

    https://eidclimate.org/how-the-rockefellers-manufactured-the-climate-liability-campaign/

    BBC article from 2014 on Rockefeller divestment story

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29310475

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