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Mellow Pages: Not covered in oil, but still poor. via Facebook [UPDATE: Here's the strange story of how this went down] Two days ago we told went over the story of ExxonMobil offering Bushwick’s Mellow Pages Library a no-strings attached sponsorship that cold have kept the library open for three years. Founders Jacob Perkins and Matt Nelson turned the question over to their members, who sent impassioned emails advising them one way or the other, but the two still said they would make the ultimate decision. Late yesterday, in an email sent to members and later posted to Facebook, the two revealed their decision after a long explanation: “We sure as hell aren’t taking this money.” It’s not altogether surprising, but it raises a great question: would you do it? Perkins and Nelson rejected the money because of the message it could send to other people trying to do projects like theirs. They… Read More
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Mellow Pages: Not covered in oil, but still poor. via Facebook [UPDATE: Here's the strange story of how this went down] Two days ago we told went over the story of ExxonMobil offering Bushwick’s Mellow Pages Library a no-strings attached sponsorship that cold have kept the library open for three years. Founders Jacob Perkins and Matt Nelson turned the question over to their members, who sent impassioned emails advising them one way or the other, but the two still said they would make the ultimate decision. Late yesterday, in an email sent to members and later posted to Facebook, the two revealed their decision after a long explanation: “We sure as hell aren’t taking this money.” It’s not altogether surprising, but it raises a great question: would you do it? Perkins and Nelson rejected the money because of the message it could send to other people trying to do projects like theirs. They… Read More
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