There has been a tremendous amount of media coverage of the letter our museum just released. Dozens of top scientists are calling on museums of science and natural history to cut all ties to the fossil fuel industry. This has blown open a timely and important conversation about ethics, philanthropy, and the fossil fuel divestment movement. Below is a running list of press articles that we will continue to update.
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Democracy Now! TV segment
March 24th, 2015
The New York Times, Science Museums Urged to Cut Ties With Kochs
The Guardian, US museums asked to sever ties with fossil fuel industry
The Washington Post (1st story), Scientists to Smithsonian: Cut ties with Koch brothers
The Washington Post (2nd story), A fight at the museum: When fossil fuels fuel fossils
The Hill, Scientists to Smithsonian: Cut Koch ties
MSNBC, Scientists Demand Museums Cut Ties to Koch Brothers
Hyperallergic, Scientists Ask Natural History Museums to Cut Ties with David Koch
WNYC News, Natural History Museum Urged to Cut Ties with David Koch
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC: http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2015-03-24/ (12:00 mins)
National Journal, Scientists Tell Smithsonian to Ditch Koch Money
Bloomberg Politics, Scientists Urge Museums to Sever Koch Ties
Inside Higher ED, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Ties to Koch Funds
National Geographic ScienceBlogs, Science Museums: Cut Ties to Big Carbon, Kick Out The Kochs!
The Scientist, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Koch Ties
The Huffington Post, Scientists Call On Smithsonian And Other Museums To Reject Fossil Fuel Funding
Center for the Future of Museums (American Alliance of Museums), What Do Ethical Consumers Expect of Museums?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Green Groups Call on Science Museums to Cut Koch Ties
Salon, Scientists to museums: Stop taking money from climate deniers!
Inside Climate News (1st story), Science Museums Urged to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Donors
Inside Climate News (2nd story), Groups Want David Koch Unseated From Smithsonian, AMNH Boards
Climate Wire, Advocacy: Climate scientists urge museums to stop accepting money from fossil fuel interests
ZME Science, Science Museums asked to break ties with Koch Brothers
Tech Times, Science Museums Being Urged to Burn Bridges with Fossil Fuel Industry
EcoWatch, Renowned Scientists Urge Museums to Drop Climate-Denier Donors, BP Dumps ALEC
NewsMax, Scientists Want David Koch Kicked Off Museum Boards
The Daily Beast, Scientists Ask Museums to Nix Kochs
The American Register, Science museums are urged to cut ties with fossil fuel companies
Government Executive, Scientists, Environmentalists, Tell Smithsonian to Ditch Koch Money
Science Recorder, Scientists want museums to cut their ties with David Koch
NY City News, Climate Scientists and Cultural Figures want David Koch Unseated from Smithsonian
The Pop Tort, From Dinosaurs to the First Amendment: Corporations Co-opt Completely
Climate Change Dispatch, Environmentalists Go After Science Museums For Accepting âTaintedâ Money
The Pop Tort, From Dinosaurs to the First Amendment, Corporations Co-Opt Completely
Examiner, Environmentalists Go After Science Museums for Accepting ‘Tainted’ Money
NewsMax, Scientists Want David Koch Kicked Off Museum Boards
UPI: Scientists Call on museums to cut ties with Koch brothers
Perogative of Harlots (Chris Norris), More Hot Air
The Examiner, Environmentalists go after science museums for accepting âtaintedâ money
Greenpeace Blogs, Keep Climate Deniers Out of Science
MSNBC, Scientists demand museums âcut tiesâ with Koch brothers
Brian Lehrer Show, Eva Moskowitz; The Nation Magazine; Instability in Yemen; Science of Hedonism (@ minute 12:00)
Tech Times, Bridges to Fossil Fuel Industry
The Scientist, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Koch Ties
ARTFIX Daily, Scientists Call for David Kochâs Museum Board Resignations
The Washington Post, A fight at the museum: When fossil fuels fuel fossils
NEWSY, Scientists Urge Museums To Cut Ties With David Koch
Government Executive, Scientists, Environmentalists Tell Smithsonian to Ditch Koch Money
Fort Worth Weekly, America For Sale
March 25th, 2015
The Dallas Morning News, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Ties With Oil and Gas Industry
Forbes, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Ties With Koch Brother
LA Times, Reject David Koch money, scientists and museum officialsâ letter urges
National Monitor, Scientists demand that Smithsonian, museums reject funding from conservative fossil fuel interests
Artnet News, Scientists Tell Natural History Museums to Shun Major Donor and Climate Change-Denier David Koch
Art News, Scientists Petition to have David Koch Removed from Natural History Museum Boards
Art Fix Daily, Scientists Call for David Koch’s Museum Board Resignations
HNGN, Climate Change Denial: Scientists are Urging Museums to âCut All Tiesâ with the Koch Brothers
Gaia Gazette, Science Museums: Cut Ties to Big Carbon, Kick Out The Kochs!
Democracy Now, Top Museums Urged to Drop Ties with Fossil Fuel Industry Funders (@ 8:32)
AllGov, Has the Smithsonian Sold Itself to David Koch?
New Hampshire Voice, Scientists Call on Museums to Cut Ties With Koch Brothers
Climate Progress, Dozens of Scientists Urge Museums To Stop Taking Fossil Fuel And Koch Money
Uncover Michigan, Environmental Groups and Scientists urge Museums Not To Accept Donations from Koch Brothers
Ring of Fire Radio, Scientists Tell Smithsonian to Cut all Ties with Koch Brothers, Fossil Fuel Industry
RYOT, Koch Problem: Scientists Want Lobbyist Booted From Smithsonian Board
Guardian Liberty Voice, Museums Asked to Consider Donorsâ Politics
Fort Worth Weekly, America For Sale
Forbes, Scientists Urge Museums to Cut Ties With Koch Brothers
Oro Negro, Activists demand that oil magnate not invest in museums
March 26, 2015
Philanthropy News Digest, Science Museums Urged to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Interests
Democracy Now, Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on the Board of Top Science Museums? Letter Urges Cutting of Ties
EcoWatch, Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on Board of Nationâs Leading Natural History Museums?
FreeSpeech.org, Scientists Tell Smithsonian to Cut Ties with Koch Brothers, Fossil Fuel Industry
Daily Times Gazette, Museums to End Partnership with Koch Brother
Reporter Advocate, Koch Brothers Targeted by a Band of Scientists for their Fossil Fuel-driven Industries
News Everyday, âCut Ties with Koch Brothers, Fossil Fuel Industryâ Scientists Address Letters to Various Museums
Times Daily Gazette, Museums to end partnership with Koch Brother
CBC Edmonton, Should museums and science centres be sponsored by oil industry?
ExhibiTricks: A Museum/Exhibit/Design Blog, Why Donât Museums Like To Talk About Money?
EcoWatch, Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on Board of Nationâs Leading Natural History Museum?
US Social Forum, Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on the Board of Top Science Museums? Letter Urges Cutting of Ties
Down with Tyranny, âWhy are science museums in bed with science deniers?â (actor-activist Mark Ruffalo)
Maine News Online, Scientists in an Open Letter Ask Museums to Cut Ties With David Koch
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March 27, 2015
Truth-Out.org, Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on the Board of Top Science Museums?
El Confidencial, Varios Premios Nobel Quieren Al Rey Del Petroleo Fu Los Museos
March 30, 2015
Liberation News, Open Letter to Museums from Scientists Opens Divestment Campaign
April 3, 2015
Inside Philanthropy, Is Koch Money Becoming Radioactive? Maybe Judging by Museum Fight
April 4, 2015
Digital Journal, Should Museums Have Ties to Fossil Fuel Companies?
April 6, 2015
Robert Reich’s blog, The Big Chill: How Big Money is Buying Off Criticism of Big Money
April 8, 2015
Christian Science Monitor, How the Kochs and the super rich are buying their way out of criticism
Salon, The Rich Have Bought American’s Silence
Bill Moyers, How big money is buying off criticism of big money
April 10, 2015
Salon, Here’s how we defeat the science deniers: Even wingnuts learn that reality is good business
WHAV, Hightower, Help Oust Koch’s Junk Science from Public Science Museums
Austin Chronicle, Climate Change Denialism Comes for Natural History Museums
