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Bank of America is Main Target of Economic and Environmental Groups

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Friday, January 20, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, Bank of America will be at the center of attention as the country protests the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, including major Occupy Wall Street West actions in San Francisco. Hundreds are expected for a Bank of America ‘Tour of Shame’ Friday morning, visiting main branches in San Francisco’s Financial District.

Chevron Guilty Verdict Upheld by Ecuador Appellate Court

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

 

Second Chevron Oil Disaster in South America: Brazil

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO--Chevron's oil spill off the coast of Brazil, which is the company's second major environmental disaster in South America, highlights a disturbing pattern of negligence and gross corporate misconduct in key oil-producing nations in Latin America.

Chevron Challenged for Environmental Crimes at Golf Tournament

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

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Thousand Oaks, CA – Today Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and Amazon Watch challenged Chevron Chairman and CEO John S. Watson with a high-flying demand that he clean up his company’s toxic mess in the Ecuadorian Amazon. An airplane banner will circle overhead for three hours on two days of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament, calling on the executive to remediate the environmental disaster in Ecuador after three decades of contaminating the country's rainforest in reckless pursuit of profit.

The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics

Four days after the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the 300 family members keeping vigil finally learned that the last of the missing miners had been found and there were no survivors among them. The explosion killed 29 men, and severely injured one. The mine was run by Performance Coal Company, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. Massey's Chairman Bobby R.

The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Rainforest Action Network Statement on Chevron Oil Spill in Brazil

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Will Chevron avoid paying oil spill fines in Brazil as it is doing in Ecuador Amazon case? 

SAN FRANCISCO- Brazil's environmental agency said Monday it will fine Chevron nearly $28 million for a continuing oil spill off the Rio de Janeiro coast, and that the company could face several more similar fines in the coming days. Chevron, which has admitted responsibility for the November 7 spill, continues to face political backlash in Brazil for misleading statements about the size of the spill and its containment.

BREAKING NEWS: Eight Arrested During Protest at Bank of America Headquarters

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

CHARLOTTE, NC—Today, eight people were arrested protesting Bank of America’s reckless financing practices, including the banks role as the lead financier of coal. Two people were arrested after unfurling a banner reading “Not with Our Money” from atop two 50-foot flagpoles at the entrance of Bank of America’s headquarters in downtown Charlotte. Six more were arrested below: two while supporting the climbers, and four while blocking the main entrance to the bank’s headquarters. 

Daring Protest Calls on Bank of America to Stop Funding Coal and Climate Change

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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Rainforest Action Network Statement Calling for San Francisco to Cut Ties with Bank of America

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Today Rainforest Action Network (RAN) urged the City of San Francisco to cut ties with Bank of America, calling for the city to review its contracts with Bank of America next spring when the city re-opens bidding for its service agreements. As the Occupy movement exposes the current public anger with banks, Bank of America has risen as one of the most distrusted in the country.

Chevron’s Legal Strategy Derailed, Ecuadoreans Score Major Victory in Amazon Pollution Case

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch Statement

NEW YORK—Yesterday, a US court dealt Chevron a severe blow after lifting a ban on an $18bn judgment against the oil giant for contaminating the Amazon. A New York appeals court vacated a lower court's order that had blocked Ecuadorean plaintiffs from collecting money in a long-running lawsuit over pollution in their Amazon rainforest home.

In February, a judge in Ecuador ruled that Chevron should pay to clean up contamination in the oil fields where Texaco, bought by Chevron in 2001, once worked.

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