
Exxon, Chevron Shareholders Shoot Down ESG Proposals
Investors voted overwhelmingly against resolutions put forward by climate and ESG activists during the Exxon and Chevron annual stockholder meetings this week.
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Patrick McGee joined Hart Energy as Senior Editor of Energy Finance in April. His work previously appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Belfast Telegraph and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador and as a tank commander in the Army.
Investors voted overwhelmingly against resolutions put forward by climate and ESG activists during the Exxon and Chevron annual stockholder meetings this week.
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