Template:Did you know nominations/Fossil fuel divestment


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The result was: rejected by Harrias talk 10:03, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Fossil fuel divestment

 * ... that fossil fuel divestment is reportedly the fastest growing divestment movement in history?

Created by Mrjohncummings (talk). Self-nominated at 16:59, 9 April 2015 (UTC).
 * Support for DYK. Fossil fuel divestment is a fascinating article. Brian Everlasting (talk) 21:37, 16 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. Note that this is a first-time nominator, and that the article was nominated four days late (March 29 creation; April 9 nomination), which is typically in the WP:IAR range for someone new to the DYK process. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:59, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

I do not think this is ready for the front page. The lead says "Fossil fuel divestment is the removal of investment assets ... from companies involved in extracting fossil fuels". Disinvestment is in fact the sale of shares in these companies by one investor to other investors. The article does not explain how these sales affect financing costs for fossil fuel companies, and thus consumer prices. It is just a jumble of assertions, statistics and statements by TV personalities. Bianca Jagger? The subject is important and deserves an article that gives an informed and balanced view. This version reads like an incoherent polemic. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)