▁T eles cope , ▁along ▁with ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁meaning ful ▁dialog ue ▁during ▁the ▁perm itting ▁process . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁protest ers ▁demonstrated ▁outside ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁CA . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁protest ers ▁had ▁created ▁an ▁online ▁pet ition ▁titled ▁" The ▁Im mediate ▁H alt ▁to ▁the ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁T MT ▁T eles cope " ▁that ▁was ▁posted ▁on ▁Change . org ▁and ▁directed ▁towards ▁the ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Betty ▁Moore ▁Foundation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁financial ▁back ers . ▁ ▁The ▁online ▁pet ition ▁has ▁currently ▁gathered ▁over ▁ 2 7 8 , 0 5 7 ▁sign atures ▁world wide . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁wealth iest ▁char itable ▁found ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Con serv ation ▁and ▁environmental ▁found ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁Category : S cient ific ▁research ▁found ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mar tha ▁Albert son ▁Fin eman ▁established ▁‘ The ▁V ul ner ability ▁and ▁the ▁Human ▁Cond ition ▁In iti ative ’ ▁( V HC ) ▁as ▁an ▁inter dis cipl inary