Last night, Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church in Charlotte graciously hosted a panel discussion on “Communities and Coal.” We were lucky to hear from panelists from communities impacted by coal in Appalachia and the Pacific Northwest, as well as from experts on the health consequences of climate change and the growing impacts of coal on communities in India.
Over the past 2 years, Bank of America has invested more than $6.4 billion in coal. Bank of America is the biggest bank in the United States and the biggest underwriter of the coal industry -bankrolling coal mining, infrastructure investments and coal plants around the country. While Bank of America claims to support environmental responsibility, it continues to lead investments in coal, one of the biggest threats to public health and climate stability.
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I'm in Charlotte this week to talk to Bank of America's annual shareholder meeting.
A guest blog post by Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping, an activist performance group based in New York City
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In this fourth annual Coal Report Card, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, and BankTrack evaluated the largest U.S. banks based on their financing of coal, which is the largest contributor to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Arch Coal, the Blair Mountain Battlefield, and Bank Human Rights Commitments
Selenium Risk at Alpha Natural Resources’s Mountaintop Removal Mines: Insight from the Patriot Coal Bankruptcy and Regulatory Monitoring Data
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