Make Yourselves Heard On This Issue
Tuesday was quite a day for our movement. President Obama made his big speech about climate change, evoking a range of emotions. This was the first speech that I have…
The Chicago 22: Arrested for Telling Obama to Stop Keystone XL
In the early hours of the morning today, in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline, 22 activists were arrested when they staged a sit-in at the State Department in President…
Training for the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Throughout the summer, Rainforest Action Network, CREDO, and the Other 98% will be leading…
Reportback: Divestmentment Students Pay Brian Moynihan a Visit
This is a guest blog by students Camila Bustos (Brown University) and Alli Welton (Harvard University). Earlier this month, we traveled from our universities in New England down to Charlotte,…
Eye to Eye with Brian Moynihan
VIDEO: To watch more of what happened yesterday at the Bank of America shareholder meeting in Charlotte, watch the clip at the bottom of this blog post. As I stood…
It’s Bank of America’s Annual Shareholder Meeting: Time to Voice Discontent
I know you care—in the past couple months, you’ve already taken multiple online actions to urge Bank of America to stop funding the coal industry. And as you are reading this,…
Gearing Up for Bank of America’s Shareholder Meeting
I’m in Charlotte this week to talk to Bank of America’s annual shareholder meeting. For the past two years, RAN has been calling on the bank to get serious about…
The “Revolt of the Golden Toads” Bay Area Tour!
A guest blog post by Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping, an activist performance group based in New York City The Church of Stop Shopping returns to New York now, after a week…
Extreme Investments: 2013 Coal Finance Report Card
Today, RAN, Sierra Club, and BankTrack launched our 2013 Coal Finance Report Card. This year’s report, entitled “Extreme Investments: U.S. Banks and the Coal Industry” evaluates the largest U.S. banks…
Seven of Bloomberg’s Top Ten “Greenest Banks” Are Climate Killers
A Guest blog-post by Yann Louvel, BankTrack‘s Climate and Energy Campaign Coordinator This week, Bloomberg published the results of its third annual ranking of the “world’s greenest banks”: Citi was…