Citigroup Takes a Step Away From Banking Coal
Earlier today, Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank, committed to take a significant, though partial step away from banking coal. The company updated its environmental policy statement, stating that it…
Rally at Morgan Stanley: Stop Cashing in on Coal!
Last week, we launched our campaign to pressure Morgan Stanley to stop cashing in on coal.1 Thanks to your action, we have their attention. Now it’s time to up the ante….
Public Lands, Private Profits
America’s publicly owned lands and offshore waters are being sold at bargain prices for private fossil fuel extraction — making the world’s wealthiest companies even richer while driving the…
Tell Morgan Stanley: Stop Cashing in on Coal
We’re three months away from the crucial Paris climate conference, and some major U.S. banks have been taking the lead and committing to get out of coal.1 Here at Rainforest Action…
Five Reasons Why Morgan Stanley is RAN’s Next Target Bank on Coal Finance
Today, RAN announced our next bank target on coal financing: Morgan Stanley. With Bank of America and Credit Agricole already taking major steps away from financing coal and the Paris…
Tell big banks: Don’t cash in on Coal India
In the next week, Coal India, the world’s biggest coal company, is trying to cash in with a big share offering — despite a long record of appalling human rights…
5 Times Labor and the Environmental Movement Fought Together
When the health of our environment is compromised, the health of people is too. Often times the same bad actors that exploit our environment also refuse to give workers safe…
Teamsters & Turtles: An On-Again, Off-Again Relationship
“You cannot seriously address the destruction of wilderness without addressing the society that is destroying it.” — Judi Bari, Earth First!er, Wobbly, organizer and agitator “Hungry and Out of Work? Eat…
Shutting down a coal mine on the road through Paris
By Morten Thaysen. Cross-posted from the Global Justice Now blog. Pictures by 350.org. The view is breath-taking and strangely beautiful as we reach the edge of the giant open cast…
Coal Finance Case Study: Coal Megaprojects Put the Great Barrier Reef and Indigenous Communities at Risk
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 year, we…