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Six years later, we have marked the 1,th divestment in what has become by far the largest anti-corporate campaign of its kind.
The list of institutions that have cut their ties with this most destructive of industries encompasses religious institutions large and small the World Council of Churches, the Unitarians, the Lutherans, the Islamic Society of North America, Japanese Buddhist temples, the diocese of Assisi ; philanthropic foundations even the Rockefeller family, heir to the first great oil fortune, divested its family charities ; and colleges and universities from Edinburgh to Sydney to Honolulu are on board, with more joining each week.
Forty big Catholic institutions have already divested; now a campaign is urging the Vatican bank itself to follow suit. And so are harder-nosed players, from the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund at a trillion dollars, the largest pool of investment capital on Earth to European insurance giants such as Axa and Allianz. It has been endorsed by everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Barack Obama to Ban Ki-moon and, crucially, by Desmond Tutu, who helped run the first such campaign a generation ago, when the target was apartheid.
"At Last" is a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Sun Valley Serenade (). Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded the tune. At Last! is the debut studio album by American blues and soul artist Etta James. Released on Argo Records in November the album was produced by Phil.
And the momentum just keeps growing: Soon the London mayor Sadiq Khan was on board, joining the New York mayor Bill de Blasio to persuade the other financial capitals of the planet to sell. By midsummer Ireland became the first nation to divest its public funds. And this month, a cross-party group of MPs and former MPs called on the their pension fund to phase out its substantial investment in fossil fuel giants. Heavy hitters like that make it clear that the first line of objection to fossil fuel divestment has long since been laid to rest: Indeed, early divesters have made out like green-tinged bandits: The deeper question, though, is whether divestment is making a dent in the fossil fuel industry.
And there the answer is even clearer: At first we thought our biggest effect would be to rob fossil fuel companies of their social licence. Since their political lobbying power is above all what prevents governments taking serious action on global warming, that would have been worth the fight.
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At last the hostages were released. Sally earned her diploma at long last after six years in college. The train has come at last. At last, we have gotten something to eat.
Also, at long last. After a long time, finally, as in At last the speeches ended and dinner was served , or Harry's got his degree at long last.
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