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.”
New York’s Riverside Church to Divest from Fossil Fuels
HeadlineMay 03, 2017