Offical Notice: Cease Financing Coal

Posted March 14, 2011 in The Understory

To: Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC and Wells Fargo: We regret to inform you that this bank is being put on Notice. Effective immediately you must…

Live from New York: At the Chase Shareholder Meeting

Posted May 18, 2010 in The Understory

Hello from New York, where I spent the morning at JPMorgan Chase’s annual shareholder meeting. It was a packed event. After a year of financial turmoil, from which Chase has…

JPMorgan’s First Public Statement on MTR

Posted May 17, 2010 in The Understory

Just in time for JPMorgan’s annual shareholder meeting, which is happening in NY tomorrow, the lead U.S. financier of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining released its first public statement on…

A New Video from Chicago Chase Activists

Posted May 12, 2010 in The Understory

RAN Chicago and The Topless America Project participated in last week’s day of action against JPMorgan Chase’s financing of mountaintop removal coal mining. They visited a Chase branch in Chicago…

Chicago Plays Pranks on Fossil Fool JPMorgan Chase

Posted April 1, 2010 in The Understory

Reportback from RAN Chicago: In celebration of Fossil Fools Day, RAN activists in Chicago “fooled” customers by taping off drive through ATM’s and posting signs stating “this bank has been…

Credit Suisse, No Financing for Mountaintop Removal Mining

Posted March 30, 2010 in The Understory

Check out this excellent article by Andy Kroll at Mother Jones that examines how “Wall Street darlings” JPMorgan Chase are “underwriting environmental Armageddon” by funding mountaintop removal coal mining companies,…

Reverend Billy brings the mountaintops back to Chase bank

Posted March 22, 2010 in The Understory

We’ve been hearing updates from across the country of activists and groups who are protesting Chase bank’s role in financing mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. This may be the…

Seattle Activists Target JP Morgan Chase

Posted March 3, 2010 in The Understory

Activists in Seattle have been busy lately targeting their local JP Morgan Chase branches. Here’s a description of last Saturday’s protest from Chad in Seattle: “It was another fun filled…