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Why the Rockefellers Rejected Big Oil

Investors of Conscience

Their name is synonymous with oil, but the descendants of John D. Rockefeller are divesting from fossil fuels—joining a few other heirs who turned their backs on the family business.

Tim Mak
Tim Mak
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