The Gates Foundation is one of the world’s biggest charitable funds. But it holds investments in fossil fuels. How can an organisation dedicated to wiping out poverty justify contributing to climate change? Now there is a petition asking Bill and Melinda Gates to divest the Gates Foundation of fossil fuels. Anyone can sign!
conflict of interest
Should Lord Browne resign?
Cabinet Minister Lord Browne has been appointed a Non-Executive Director in the Cabinet Office. This gives him influence in the government – but he is also Chairman of fracking company Cuadrilla. His company is currently exploring fracking sites in Lancashire and West Sussex. There is a change.org petition calling on Lord Browne to resign his Cabinet Office post on the grounds that this represents an unacceptable conflict of interest. Please sign if you agree. (This petition was created by Young Friends of the Earth, not WDM.)
Want to know more? The WDM “fracking web of power” is a useful guide to conflicts of interest between government and the fracking (hydraulic fracturing) industry.
