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Source: The Guardian
David Koch steps down from board of New York science museum
The oil billionaires departure was cheered by climate scientists who have
campaigned for the natural history museum to cut ties with fossil fuel companies
Alan Yuhas
Thursday 21 January 2016 18.26 GMT
The oil billionaire David Koch has stepped down from the board at the American Museum of Natural History, after 23 years and more than $20m in donations to the New York museum.
The conservative magnates departure from one of the USs pre-eminent science museums was cheered by climate scientists and activists who have campaigned for the museum to cut ties with fossil fuel companies and those who head them.
A spokesperson for the museum, Roberto Lebron, told the Guardian that Kochs term on the board ended on 9 December, at the trustees annual meeting.
This change was one of several that took effect at the meeting as part of the normal course of business, Lebron said.
Cristyne Nicholas, a spokeswoman for Koch, said the billionaire was honored to have served on the board and to have helped make possible the museums dinosaur halls, which bear his name. She added that Koch plans to prioritize contributions to cancer research, and noted some $250m in donations to New York hospitals.
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monmouth4
(9,709 posts)Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)and see his name on the donor credits. Sorry Dave, that won't buy you respectability.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)Anyway, he gets respect from those he cares about.: those who respect big money-makers, no matter how they made their money.