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Hamilton College students push back after Goldman Sachs CEO criticizes fossil fuel divestment (2023)
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon recently visited his alma mater, Hamilton College, and addressed the student body’s efforts to fight climate change. Three students penned a letter responding to his criticism of fossil fuel divestment:
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Three students from David Solomon's alma mater, Hamilton College, have taken aim at the Goldman Sachs CEO after he allegedly referred to the movement to divest in fossil fuel as "stupid." In a letter written by three seniors at the school, Solomon – a 1984 graduate from the private liberal arts college – was accused of "belittling" the students while speaking to them about the school's climate change efforts. Solomon's comments, according to the letter, came during a "Senior Networking with Trustees" event that he took part in at the college in March, when the students challenged him about divestment from fossil fuels. Solomon, the letter stated at the time, was speaking to "a group of six or so people" who "were all non-male, and at least half were people of color." … When it came to fossil fuel divestment, the students claimed Solomon told them that it was a "stupid movement" and suggested that they should live in other regions in the world to see how things "really work.”[1] |
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