Science Museums Cutting Financial Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

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By Katherine BagleyNov 16, 2015, 3:00 am119 pts
Chicago’s Field Museum joins several others in divesting its industry holdings, and the London Science Museum drops Shell sponsorship. By Katherine Bagley A handful of science and natural history museums across the globe announced in recent weeks they are cutting ties with the fossil fuel industry, limiting…

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