University says it will not directly invest in coal mining companies, but critics see challenges ahead.
RECENTLY, Stanford’s Board of Trustees announced that the university would not directly invest funds from its endowment in coal mining companies. Even the strongest advocates of this action acknowledge that it is a symbolic gesture with little direct effect on the coal industry or global greenhouse gas emissions.
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