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Environmental groups call for JPMorgan Chase to drop climate denier Lee Raymond from board
Friends of the Earth U.S., Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, 350BK and Sunrise NYC delivered a letter signed by 47,000 supporters calling on JPMorgan Chase to remove former ExxonMobil CEO Lee Ra…
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Expansion of Deforestation Free Funds enables investors to see rainforest destruction hidden in mutual funds
Everyone with an IRA or a 401(k) has the power to pressure investment firms to change their practices and stop funding the destruction of our planet and our communities. Deforestation Free Funds unlea…
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G20 Nations Throwing Billions at Fossil Fuel Industry through Export Credit Agencies
A network of secretive, government-backed financial institutions called export credit agencies are handing more than $31 billion USD per year to the oil, gas, and coal industry, new analysis by Oil Ch…
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Adding Fuel to the Fire: Export Credit Agencies and Fossil Fuel Finance
The Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) of G20 countries continue to be a significant source of support for fossil fuel projects around the world.
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USMCA and China trade deals combined push planet towards climate crisis
Senate approval of USMCA comes just as the Trump Administration signed a trade agreement with China in which China agrees to buy $52.4 billion of additional U.S. energy products, which will result i…
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Applause for Schumer over USMCA opposition
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today voted against the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, aka Trump’s NAFTA, a deal that will make climate change worse and strip citizens of the right to c…
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BlackRock’s bold new approach to climate must include deforestation
BlackRock Larry Fink today released his annual letter where he announced a series of policies aimed at putting climate change and sustainability at the center of the company’s business model.
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BlackRock takes small step towards climate action
In joining the Climate Action 100+, BlackRock is acknowledging that the company has a big problem and needs help to address it.
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Pelosi, House leadership, push planet towards climate crisis with USMCA deal
The new USMCA fails to address nearly all environmental issues raised by communities from across North America and will fail to protect people and the planet from toxic pollution at the local, nationa…
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Minibus extends Ex-Im Bank for seven years
The Export-Import Bank cannot continue providing billions to fossil fuel projects that wreak havoc on the climate and local communities.