Our new exhibition interrogates the symbiotic relationship between the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences and its corporate sponsors, and highlights the voices and stories of the communities living in the shadow of refineries and petrochemical plants.
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108 geoscientists sent this letter to the AGU–the world’s largest association of Earth scientists–urging the association to end its sponsorship deal with ExxonMobil. The oil giant is under investigation by the NY and CA Attorneys General for its long history of climate denial campaigns.
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David Koch’s departure from the board of the American Museum of Natural History is a is a victory for the scientists, climate activists, and museum professionals who have been calling for museums to break ties with fossil fuel interests.
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The momentum grows. In recent weeks, 5 science museums have divested, canceled fossil fuel sponsorships, or implemented gifts policies refusing fossil fuel funds.
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The climate crisis calls for leaders that are willing to do more than observe and curate history — it calls for leaders who are ready to help make it. Museums of science and natural history can be those leaders.
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