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  • December 30, 2020

Rockefeller Foundation built on a fossil-fuel fortune becomes largest philanthropist to shun oil investments

By  Rachel Koning Beals Dec. 19, 2020 The Rockefeller Foundation, a 107-year-old philanthropy built by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, says it will completely break with the fossil-fuel indust

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NY Times

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NPR

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The Progressive

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

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