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...Exxon Corporation, a controversial Harvardinvestment because of its ties to South Africa,moved up in the ranks last year to number three,accounting for more than $45 million in stock.Last year, the University held slightly more than$25 million in the oil company...
...CCSR and its advisory committee divided onthe Exxon issue last spring, with thealumni-student-faculty board voting six to four toask the oil company to "cut all ties" with SouthAfrica. The CCSR abstained on the issue...
Beyond Harvard, there are other ways to act to bring change. Consider the ethics of the firm you may work for after graduation. Is it a company with values like Exxon's or Union Carbide's? Does it finance "development" projects that lead to destruction of native cultures and rainforests? Does it exploit laborers such as native American migrant farm workers? By making far-sighted choices about who we work for and how we live, we can help to bring about the changes which must by made if we are to move beyond this time of crisis and create...
...spill contingency plans by Nov. 13, Kelso says he will deny them access to the port of Valdez, effectively shutting down the pipeline. George Bush has warned that a shutoff of oil would not be in the "national interest." This is not Alaska's first such threat. After the Exxon Valdez ran aground in March, Governor Steve Cowper told oil companies to increase safety measures or he would shut the pipeline. Now Cowper wants something in writing...
...encouraged, but often it is not enough. Says Susan Solomon, coordinator of the National Institute of Mental Health's emergency and disaster research program: "The thing that makes disasters particularly damaging is that the people you normally turn to for help are also victims." Many Alaskans affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill last March are finding professional help useful. In the three months after the accident, the number of people seeking assistance at the Valdez Counseling Center was three times the number who came during the same period in the previous year...