Posted by mack
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Posted by mack
@margo Archived Message
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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