Decoding RBS Greenwash

Posted August 24, 2010 in The Understory

As 500 climate activists set up camp at RBS Global Headquarters in Edinburgh last week, the bank tried and failed to play the victim.  Despite the bank’s assertions to the…

RBC Tables an Offer on Tar Sands

Posted July 12, 2010 in The Understory

A light at the end of the tunnel?Photo:  . SantiMB . via Flickr The tar sands tide may finally be turning at Canada’s biggest bank. RBC is among the largest…

Syncrude Convicted, Yet More Crude Sin to Come

Posted July 7, 2010 in The Understory

On Friday morning I attended the long awaited verdict of the Syncrude duck trial with high hopes and low expectations. After a two-and-a-half-month trial, Syncrude was found guilty of the…

Canadian Oil Boosters Freak Out, Challenge RAN to Duel

Posted June 15, 2010 in The Understory

Fearful that the union of environmental activists and cosmetics purveyors spells doom for the tar sands, Canada’s biggest oil boosters totally freaked out about our campaign with LUSH Cosmetics this…

Tar Sands Bull CAPP

Posted June 8, 2010 in The Understory

Yesterday we announced a new campaign with Lush Cosmetics to get the word out on tar sands at more than 100 LUSH stores in the US and Canada. Today, Canadian…

Gulf Coast vs. Tar Sands: Environmental Deathmatch

Posted June 2, 2010 in The Understory

Last week, we reported that Canada’s tar sands have just become the biggest source of oil imports to the US. This week we compare tar sands to the other big…

Canada’s Tar Sands Top Supplier of US Oil Imports

Posted May 25, 2010 in The Understory

Ask anyone where most of US oil comes from and you’re likely to hear “somewhere in the Middle East.” Ten years ago, that would have been true. Today though, Canada…

Cleaning up The Other Royal Bank

Posted April 28, 2010 in The Understory

We’ve been going after the Royal Bank of Canada for bankrolling the tar sands for some time now. Today, we went after the other Royal Bank–the Royal Bank of Scotland–with…