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Press Coverage of Coal Divestment at Stanford:

Video/TV
- Democracy Now: "Stanford Divests: Student-Led Movement Forces Elite School to Pull Its Money From Coal Companies" - May 7, 2025
- Arise News: "Stanford becomes the first major University to sell off fossil fuel investments in an attempt to freeze out the threat of global warming" - Skip to 37:35 for segment
- Etopia News, Hangouts On Air: "Fossil Free Stanford on The Issues" - May 21, 2025
- NBC Bay Area: "Reality Check: Is Stanford's Coal Divestment a Clean Break?" - Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Radio
- NPR - All Things Considered: "Stanford Dumps Its Holdings In Coal, With Climate In Mind" - May 07, 2025 5:08 PM ET (Updated version soon)
- NPR - All Things Considered: "After Stanford Divests From Coal, Activists' Hopes Turn To Harvard" - May 8, 2025
- PRI - The World: "Stanford University uses its purse strings to protest coal companies" - May 07, 2025 · 2:30 PM EDT
- PRI - Living On Earth: "Stanford Divests From Coal" - May 9, 2025
- KQED - News Fix  "Stanford's Coal Divestment: Environmental or Financial" - May 6, 2025
- KUOW Seattle - "Students Urge Washington Schools To Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels" - 3:05 pm Wed May 7, 2025
- KGO SF - No Link Yet
- GreenGrid Radio - "Stanford’s Divestment in a Tale of Three Meetings" - May 12, 2014 
- GreenSense Radio- No Link Yet
- Your Call, NPR & KALW - "Your Call: How is the divestment movement changing our energy future?" - June 9, 2025

Written by Fossil Free Stanford or Other Divestment Campaigns
- Fossil Free Stanford: "Official Statement on Coal Divestment" - May 6, 2025
- The Boston Globe: "Harvard should cut the hypocrisy and divest from fossil fuels" - May 08, 2025
- Divest Harvard: "Statement on Stanford’s Divestment from Coal" - May 13, 2025
- Go Fossil Free: "Stanford University Divests from Coal" - May 12, 2025
- The Progressive: "Our Surprise Victory at Stanford" - August 17, 2025

Online/Print
- Stanford Report: "Stanford to divest from coal companies" - May 6, 2025
- New York Times: "Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock" - May 6, 2025
- New York Times: "Why Divestment Can Be Successful" - May 13, 2025
- Associated Press: "Stanford U. votes to stop coal investment" - May 6, 2025 2:43 PM PT
- LA Times: "Stanford University to sell off coal investments in environmental move" - May 6, 2025
- Reuters: "Stanford University ending investments in coal companies" - May 7, 2025 5:28am IST
- Bloomberg: "Stanford University Says It Will Divest From Coal Companies" - May 6, 2025 1:41 PM PT
- Silicon Valley Beat, San Jose Mercury News: "Fossil Free Stanford for the Win: The Farm to Divest from Coal" - May 6, 2025 2:14 PM PT
- Financial Times: "Stanford endowment votes to sell coal mining shares" - May 6, 2025 11:44 PM PT
- Washington Post: "Stanford becomes the most prominent university yet to divest from coal" - May 6, 2025 7:08 PM PT
- Ars Technica: "Stanford to divest its endowment from coal stocks: A one off, or the start of a trend?" - May 6, 2025 4:00 PM PT
- Palo Alto Online: "Stanford to divest from coal companies" - May 6, 2025 3:07 PM PT
- Stanford Daily: "Stanford announces divestment from coal companies" - May 6, 2025
- International Business Times: "Stanford University To Divest From Coal Industry; Big Win For 'Fossil Free' Movement" - May 06 2014 7:55 PM PST
- Money News: "Stanford University Stops Investing in Coal Companies" - Tuesday, 06 May 2025 06:16 PM
- NPR - The Two Way: "Stanford University Says No To Coal Investments" - May 07, 201411:16 AM ET (also on Vermont Public Radio)
- EcoWatch: "Stanford Student Movement Inspires University’s $18.7 Billion Divestment From Coal" - May 7, 2025 10:00 am
- RTCC (Responding to Climate Change): "Stanford University divestment is a warning to coal industry" - 7 May 2014, 12:10 pm
- Inside Higher Ed: "Stanford University Divests From Coal" - May 7, 2025
- KPCC, Southern California's Public Radio: "Stanford divests from coal; is that enough to keep the #gofossilfree momentum going" - 5/7/14
- Reuters UK: "Stanford University ending investments in coal companies" - Wed May 7, 2025 3:02pm BST
- Huffington Post: "Stanford University Divesting $18.7 Billion Endowment From Coal Companies" 05/07/2025 9:01 am EDT
- MSN Money: "Stanford University to Stop Investing in Coal Companies" - May 7, 2025 2:38 PM ET
- Slate: "Stanford Becomes First Major University to Divest From Coal-Mining Companies" - May 7 2014 1:27 PM
- Pensions & Investments: "Stanford endowment plans to divest from coal companies" - May 7, 2025 3:41 pm
- Salon: "Stanford becomes first major university to stop funding coal" - Wednesday, May 7, 2025 08:09 AM PDT
- Asset International: "Stanford to Dump Coal Holdings" - 5/7/2025 04:46:34 PM
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: " Stanford becomes nation's first major university to divest coal stocks" - May 7, 2025 5pm
- The Australian: "Stanford University divests $18.7bn endowment of fossil fuel interests" - May 08, 2025 12:00AM
- Domain-B: "Stanford University pledges divestment from coal companies" - 07 May 2025
- SustainableBusiness: "Big Day for Fossil Fuel Divestment: Stanford U Says YES"
- ThinkProgress: "Stanford University Will Purge Coal Investments From its $18.7 Billion Endowment" - May 7, 2025 at 10:04am
- The Week: "Stanford University will no longer invest any of its $19 billion endowment in coal" - 05/07/14 - 1:46pm ET
- Bloomberg View: "Can Stanford Possibly Change Minds on Coal?" - May 7, 2025 2:09 PM EDT
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Stanford U. Endowment to Divest Stock in Coal Companies" - May 7, 2025
- Grist.org: "Suck it, Harvard - Stanford will dump its coal company investment" -  7 May 2025 12:41 PM
- Mining.com: "Stanford University waves its coal mining shares good-bye" - May 7, 2025
- MoneyNews: "Stanford University Stops Investing in Coal Companies" - Tuesday, 06 May 2025 06:16 PM
- Fox11 West Virginia News: "Stanford U. votes to stop investing in coal companies because of climate change concerns" - May 6, 2025 17:43 EDT
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek: "Stanford Divesting Coal Helps Students Seeking Domino Effect" - May 08, 2025
- Environmental Leader: "Stanford Divests from Coal Companies" - May 08, 2025
- Bloomberg View: "Stanford's Coal Ban Strikes a Good Balance" - May 8, 2025 7:00 AM EDT
- Energy News Live: "Stanford University to stop investing in coal firms" - May 08, 2025
- Techsonia: "Stanford University to stop investing in coal companies" - May 6, 2025
- Washington Post - Business: "Stanford won’t invest in coal companies" - May 6
- SFGate: "In a stalled climate fight, Stanford dumps coal stocks" - 5:17 pm, Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- AllVoices: "Stanford University turns an exemplar by divesting coal stock" - May 07, 2025 at 5:55 PM PDT
- OilPrice.com: "Stanford University To Divest From Coal" - Wed, 07 May 2025 21:04
- GreenBiz: "Stanford extracts coal stocks from its investment portfolio" - May 08, 2025
- Triple Pundit: "Stanford Becomes the First Major University to Divest From Coal" - Thursday May 8th, 2014
- InHabitat: "Stanford Becomes First Major U.S. University to Divest from Coal Companies" - 05/07/14
- Philanthropy News Digest: "Stanford University to Divest Endowment of Coal Stock" - May 8, 2025
- HispanicBusiness.com: "Stanford Divests Coal Stocks" - May 7, 2025
- Big Think: "Stanford Elects To Divest From Coal Companies" - May 6, 2014, 9:26 PM
- Yale Environment 360: "Stanford Drops Coal Stocks From Its $18.7 Billion Endowment Portfolio" - 07 May 2025
- MiningTechnology.com: "Stanford University to divest $18.7bn endowment in coal mining companies" - 8 May 2025
- Dow Jones, Private Equity and Venture Capital: "Stanford Backs Away From Coal" - May 06, 2025
- AsiaOne: "Stanford University ending investments in coal companies" - Wednesday, May 07, 2025
- Before It's News: "Stanford University Will Purge Coal Investments From Its $18.7 Billion Endowment" - Wednesday, May 7, 2025 6:51
- Montana Associated Technology Roundtables: "Fossil Free Stanford for the Win: The Farm to Divest from Coal" - May 7, 2025
- Sydney Morning Herald: "Stanford University's coal divestment helps students seeking domino effect" - May 9, 2025 - 7:17AM
- Telegram.com: "Stanford divesting coal helps student-led campaigns" - Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Common Dreams: "Student-led Climate Victory as Stanford Divests from Coal" - Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Mint-Press News: "Student-led Climate Victory As Stanford Divests From Coal" - May 8, 2025
- Reader Supported News: "Stanford to Divest From Coal Industry"- 08 May 14
- Chronicle of Higher Education: "Stanford’s Divestment From Coal Could Be a Game-Changer" - May 7, 2025
- TruthOut: "Stanford Divests: Student-Led Movement Forces Elite School to Pull Its Money From Coal Companies" - Thursday, 08 May 2025 11:16
- The Canberra Times: "Stanford University's coal divestment helps students seeking domino effect" - May 9, 2025 - 7:17AM
- Business Spectator: "Stanford calls an end to coal company investments" - 8 May, 9:58 AM
- AllGov: "More Light than Heat? Stanford Dumping Coal Stocks from $18.7 Billion Endowment" - Thursday, May 08, 2025
- CBS Money Watch: "College endowments feel the heat over global warming" - May 9, 2014, 6:00 AM
- Moyers and Company: "Fossil Fuels Divestment: Win Some, Lose Some, Keep Fighting" - May 10, 2025
- University World News: "Stanford divestiture boosts climate change campaign" - 09 May 2025
- The Jewish Daily: "A Divestment Campaign We Can Endorse" - May 09, 2014,
- University of Washington - OPBlog: "Stanford Announces It Will Divest from Coal Companies"
- Climate Science Watch: "Stanford joins divestment campaign; Obama should be next" - May 7, 2025
- Daily Zone: "Stanford to divest from coal companies" - 07 May '14 16:34PM
- NBC News - Business/Consumer: "Stanford Says It Will Stop Investing in Coal Companies" - May 7th 2014, 7:49 am
- MongaBay: "Stanford Kicks Coal Out Of Its $18 Billion Endowment" - May 07, 2025
- TalkMarkets: "Stanford University To Divest From Coal" - Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:12 PM EST
- The Daily Energy Report: "Stanford is now the First Major University to Divest from Coal" - May 9th, 2014
- CNBC: "Stanford U cuts investment ties with coal companies" - Wednesday, 7 May 2025
- The Stranger: "Stanford University Divests Its Endowment from Dirty Coal. Is UW Next?" - Thu, May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
- Providence Business News: "Stanford coal divestiture encourages Brown student group" - 5/8/14
- Treehugger.com: "Why NPR gets it dead wrong on Stanford coal divestment" - May 12, 2025
- USSPost.com: "Stanford Coal Endowment" - May 7, 2025
- The Courant: "Stanford University to sell off coal investments in environmental move" - 10:09 p.m. EDT, May 6, 2025
- WN.com: "Why NPR gets it dead wrong on Stanford divestment" - 2025-05-12
- IW Financial: "Stanford to divest shares of coal companies as Bank of America faces shareholder pressure to follow suit" - May 9, 2025
- The Globe and Mail: "Stanford’s snub to coal is typical of Silicon Valley" - Thursday, May. 08 2014, 4:39 PM EDT
- Inside Climate News: "Stanford to Divest $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock" - May 7, 2025
- YES Magazine: "These Students Convinced Stanford to Stop Investing in Coal—We're Talking $18 Billion" - May 13, 2025
- CNBC: "Ex Goldman risk chief: Stanford coal cut a 'tipping point'" - Wednesday, 14 May 2025 | 10:04 AM ET
- ScienceBlog: "Stanford to divest from coal companie" - May 9, 2025
- Fast Company: "The Growing Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Has Its Biggest Success At Stanford" - May 12, 2025 | 8:46 AM
- PR Newswire: "Big Win for Divestment Movement as Stanford University Dumps Coal-Mining Shares" - May 9, 2025
- Bloomberg BNA: "Stanford Follows Student-Led Petition, Says It Will No Longer Invest in Coal" - Friday, May 9, 2025
- Financial Buzz: "Stanford University’s Decision to Divest from Fossil Fuels" - 12 May, 2014
- Newsweek: "Stanford Pulls Its Coal Investments, but Why Haven't Other Divestment Movements Succeeded?" - 5/9/14 at 10:15 AM
- The Contributor: "These Students Convinced Stanford to Stop Investing in Coal" - May 14, 2025 - 7:00am
- Huffington Post and Aspen Institute: "Three Reasons Stanford's Decision to Dump Coal Is a Game Changer" - 05/15/2014 12:31 pm EDT
- BostonInno: "It's Time for 'Hypocritical' Harvard to Divest from Coal" - 05/15/14
- LA Times: "Gov. Brown Says UC Divestment From Coal is a Possibility" - May 15, 2025
- CleanTechnica: "Stanford Says No To Investing In Coal" - May 16, 2025
- BreitBart: "Stanford Coal Divestment Upsets Kentucky Senate Race" - 19 May 2025
- Rolling Stone: "A Big Win For The Divestment Movement" - May 2014 Issue
- The New Republic: "The Truth About Stanford's Coal Divestment" - May 22, 2025
- The Guardian: "Urge to purge: millennial movement to dump coal and oil investments" - Friday 23 May 2025 07.45 EDT
- San Diego Free Press: "Stanford University Divests From Fossil Fuel Stocks" - May 26, 2025
- NationSwell: "In a Battle Between College Students and Coal Companies, Who Do You Think Won?"  - May 26, 2025
- Beacon Broadside: "Why Stanford’s Coal Divestment Could Work" - May 21, 2025
- Institutional Investor: "Inside Stanford's Coal Divestment Decision" - May 28, 2025

- Audubon "Dumping Coal Is Easy. But Who Will Divest the Rest?" - September 9, 2025
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