Bank of America’s Coal Policy: A Bold Challenge to U.S. Banks on Climate
Last month, Bank of America published its 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which addressed the bank’s financing policies and practices in detail. This blog post looks back on the bank’s…
Coal Finance Case Study: Putting Communities and a World Heritage Site at Risk for a New Power Plant
As part of RAN’s work to call on banks to commit to the Paris Pledge and end financing for coal and coal-fired power prior to the Paris climate summit this…
Systems Change, Rainforests, and Racism
“What Does ______ Have to Do with Rainforests?!” This week, RAN posted a message of support on Facebook about the courageous civil disobedience by Bree Newsome in South Carolina. And,…
Over 670,000 call on Ex-Im Bank to reject controversial Australian coal project
Abbot Point coal export terminal would harm Great Barrier Reef, worsen global climate change Photos from today’s petition delivery: http://bit.ly/1N2SjAu Washington, D.C.—Activists from a coalition of environmental groups delivered over…
Stop the fossil fuel industry’s vision of the future
Today, we’re launching a new project to envision a climate-stable future — and brainstorm the strategies to make that vision a reality. Will you help us Change the Course? Today,…
BREAKING: Bank of America dumps coal mining
After years of pressure on Bank of America, they just announced a new coal mining policy: “Our new policy … reflects our decision to continue to reduce our credit exposure…
Bank of America Campaign Timeline
Bank of America has gone from being the top bankroller of coal to having the strongest global coal mining policy of any major global bank. That’s the result of years…
BREAKING: Bank of America dumps coal mining in sweeping new policy
Bank once labeled “Bank of Coal” announces broad commitment scaling down financial involvement in coal mining globally Charlotte, NC—Bank of America unveiled a new global coal mining policy today committing…
B of A Chief Bends to Complaints of Investors, Environmentalists
“Environmentalists have spent the past four years pushing for such a change and they said B of A now has the strongest policy of its kind on climate change.‘It’s significant,’…
Don’t Let Big Food Prevail Over Science
Who will prevail in the battle over the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? Those waging science in the pursuit of guidelines that benefit our planet and our health, or Big Food’s profit-driven…
