Stanford professors call on university to ditch fossil fuels

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Around 300 faculty members, including Nobel laureates, call on trustees to phase out investments in oil, gas, and coal companies

Around 300 Stanford University professors, including a number of Nobel laureates, have called on the institution to ditch all its fossil fuel investments in the latest high-profile divestment call...

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