Archive for August, 2007

Is your bank funding Eco-destruction?

« 27 August 2007 | 9:39 | Action, Coal | No Comments »

Stand with Mountain Justice Summer on August 31:
Tell Bank of America to Stop Destryoing Appalachia
“Between 2005 and 2007, Bank of America facilitated nearly $1 billion in loans to Massey Energy and Arch Coal, two of the largest companies responsible for the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. […]



Southeast Convergence for Climate Action shuts down Bank of America, police use electric shock on defenseless protestors

« 14 August 2007 | 13:58 | Coal | No Comments »

More photos available at Asheville Indymedia
***5 arrested protesting Bank of America’s investments in coal and climate change***
As a culmination of the Southeast Convergence for Climate Action, activists took a bold direct action against Bank of America, demanding they stop investing in coal and climate injustice. Although there was much speculation regarding a protest action at […]