Good News and Bad News on Coal
First the Good News News just came in yesterday that Duke Energy Corporation’s controversial Cliffside power plant will have to undergo a full environmental assessment of its coal-fired generator that…
Good News and Bad News on Coal
First the Good News News just came in yesterday that Duke Energy Corporation’s controversial Cliffside power plant will have to undergo a full environmental assessment of its coal-fired generator that…
Good News and Bad News on Coal
First the Good News News just came in yesterday that Duke Energy Corporation’s controversial Cliffside power plant will have to undergo a full environmental assessment of its coal-fired generator that…
Climate Activists Confront Environmental Defense for Greenwashing
Washington, DC – As the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change opened today in Poznan, Poland, grassroots climate activists took over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense. The activists…
What is the carbon footprint of my checking account?
RAN released a new report today, “Financing Global Warming: Canadian Banks and Fossil Fuels“, which calculates for the first time the carbon footprint from financing of fossil fuels by 7…
Coal River Valley Protests Citi
On Nov 14, 2008, activists from the Coal River Valley, an area hard-hit by mountaintop removal coal extraction, took action against Citi in Beckley, WV. They distributed fliers outside a…
Rising Tide Boston helps big banks market “Green Coal”
Last Friday, members of Rising Tide Boston set up “Green Coal” marketing tables outside branches of Bank of America and Citibank to highlight these banks’ high-risk investments in coal power…
North Carolinians Act against Coal
Activists across North Carolina took action against Bank of America’s dirty coal financing. In the early hours of commuter traffic, Raleigh commuters encountered banners at key thoroughfares – reminding them…
Breakthrough coming for Electric Cars?
Check out yesterday’s blog post from Marc Gunther: http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=431 Charging ahead with electric cars As the electric car is business gets more and more crowded, it feels like we are…
“It’s Time for Change – The Buck Stops Here!”
At noon today, activists affiliated with the New York Action Network convened in midtown dressed in their finest business wear to apologize to the public on behalf of Citi for…