Big Banks Face Stark Climate Choices as Tar Sands Pipelines Rammed Through Amidst Escalating Pandemic
Contentious Keystone XL and Line 3 pipelines present major test of banks’ commitments on Indigenous rights and the climate As the U.S. enters its the deadliest phase yet of the…
Citigroup Announces New Coal Policy; Climate Advocates Respond
Rainforest Action Network, Indigenous Environmental Network and Amazon Watch issue statements San Francisco– Ahead of its 2020 Annual General Meeting, taking place tomorrow, Citigroup has published an updated version of…
Big Banks Have a Major Decision to Make on Keystone XL
UPDATE – January 2019: Last month, two lines of credit to TransCanada subsidiaries were set to expire — totalling USD $1.5 billion, a quarter of TransCanada’s credit available for general corporate…
Thompson Reuters: Keystone XL pipeline fight shows power of US climate movement
After a seven year fight, President Obama finally rejected the northern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. But it is important to remember how recently the Keystone XL pipeline…
Time: Environmental Activists Prepare for Next Fight After Keystone Victory
“President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline marks the end of seven years of activism by environmentalists across the country. But, between celebrations on Friday, activists painted the decision…
EcoWatch: TransCanada Asks State Department to ‘Pause’ Review on Keystone XL Pipeline
“The Keystone XL pipeline has been defeated by the movement with an assist from the markets,” said Stephen Kretzmann, executive director of Oil Change International. Lindsey Allen, executive director of Rainforest Action Network…
Be a Part of the Biggest Climate March in History
On September 21, New York City will see the biggest climate march in history. Be a part of it! You know the deadly effects of climate change: more storms like…
Vermont Stands Up Against Keystone XL
This blog post is by Geoff Gardner of West Fairlee, Vermont. Geoff is a member of a No KXL activist group in the state’s Upper Valley. This is a story…