Dear Citi: You Have a Responsibility
Last week we got the news that Alpha Natural Resources had bought out Massey Energy, in a deal worth over $7 billion that creates the largest mountaintop removal coal mining…
New UBS Policy Fizzles
‘Tis the season for new bank environmental and social policies! Last Friday, UBS was the latest to announce an updated “Responsible Banking” policy. Let’s see how it stacks up. First…
Could West Virginia Ban Coal Sludge Injection?
Some good news this week from West Virginia: Our friends at the Sludge Safety Project report that, after years of work, communities are one step closer to achieving a statewide…
Our Local Dirty Power Plant Is Shutting Down
Here in San Francisco we just got some holiday cheer: After decades of battling, the last remaining fossil fuel power plant in our city is going to shut down. Mayor…
Manchin Doesn’t Care About DADT Or Mountains
Joe Manchin is off to a poor start as the new Senator for West Virginia. Many of his constituents are furious he skipped out on the Senate’s “Don’t Ask Don’t…
Judging Our Right To Protest Coal
The media has paid a lot of attention to public protest in England this past week. Getting less attention is a fascinating trial of 20 climate change activists who were…
5 Better Ways Massey Could Spend Blankenship’s Golden Parachute
Just announced — Don Blankenship is set to receive a $12 million “F*** Off” package from Massey Energy. It must be very disappointing for Don, as last year he took…
Breath Of Fresh Air: Two Kentucky Coal Plants Cancelled
Great news from our friends at Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC): the coal-burning power plant proposed by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) has been canceled by the utility. East…
Another Big Bank Turns Away from Mountaintop Removal!
I’m saying ‘Thank you’ this week to PNC bank — which has just released its public position on Mountaintop Removal (MTR) Coal Mining. Here’s PNC’s policy in full — and…