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Divine Intelligence, etc

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Black Rock's Investing in Fossil Fuels

Black rock paying for guards home security for CEO Larry Fink in 2020 his security guard is an upgraded home security as private residents has now has a price tag of $376,000 in 2022 this came from the firm's proxy statement. The criticism of black rock comes from across the political spectrum last fall a group of climate activists protested black rocks investment in fossil fuels at the companies New York headquarters blocking blocking escalators and reportedly screwing coal across the floor so this is I guess the climate group is on the left side of the political spectrum the company has also drawn the ire of Republicans who claim black rocks ESG investing is an overreach it discriminates against a certain energy in industries like coal and

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