Edinburgh science festival charity bans fossil fuel sponsorship

Edinburgh Science faced protests from activists for taking money from oil firmsThe charity running theEdinburgh international science festival is to ban sponsorship from oil companies including Shell and Total after protests by climate campaigners.Edinburgh Science said on Wednesday it realised its commitment to educating people on climate change was substantially compromised by accepting money from fossil fuel companies.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Fossil fuel divestment Climate change Edinburgh Environmental activism Scotland UK news Royal Dutch Shell Science Business Oil Oil and gas companies Energy industry Source Type: news