The Cooperstown Debate
DIVESTING
FOSSIL-FUEL
STOCKS
![The lead article in the Oct. 27, 2016, edition of The Freeman's Journal set off a debate on the fossil-fuel divestment between to local heavy-hitters, Lou Allstadt, the village trustee and former Mobil executive vice president, and David Russell, the lawyer, banker and former pension counsel to the New York State Office of the Controller. Interest in the Allstadt-Russell discussion and requests for reprints has prompted this online compilation of the discussion.](https://www.allotsego.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DIVESTMENT-FRONT-THIS-ONE.jpg)
VILLAGE CASTS OUT
FOSSIL-FUEL STOCKS
News Article
The Freeman’s Journal, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
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Base Pension-Fund Decisions
On Unbiased, Impartial Expertise
Op-Ed by DAVID RUSSELL
The Freeman’s Journal, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2016
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Investors, Cooperstown Included,
Can No Longer Ignore Climate Change
Op-Ed by LOU ALLSTADT
The Freeman’s Journal, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2016
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Expert Opinion, Advice Mixed On
Future Performance Of Fossil-Fuel Stocks
Letter to Editor by DAVID RUSSELL
The Freeman’s Journal, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2016
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Fossil-Fuel Business
Facing Major Change
Letter to Editor by LOU ALLSTADT
The Freeman’s Journal, Nov. 25, 2016