Rockefellers, Heirs to Oil Fortune, Announce Divestment from Fossil Fuels
We can’t imagine John D. Rockefeller ever thought his heirs would be releasing a statement like this one.
On the heels of the largest-ever climate change protest that occurred in NYC this past weekend, and just before multiple countries are set to meet at the UN to discuss a climate change treaty, the Rockefellers — heirs to the Standard Oil fortune — have announced that their $860 million charitable foundation, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), plans to completely divest in fossil fuels.
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