The New Jersey-headquartered insurer Chubb announced this week that it will no longer underwrite the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenue from coal, making the insurer the next in a long line of financial and insurance institutions waving goodbye to coal.
The Rainforest Action Network has urged financial services giant Morgan Stanley to stop financing coal mining and coal-fired power. The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has “been holding the US banking sector accountable for its environmental and human rights impacts” for fifteen years. Most recently RAN succeeded in seeing the Bank of … [continued]
[social_buttons] As a follow up to the post from Sunday (Social Media Day of Action on Mountaintop Removal), this is a reminder that today is a big day of social media activism to stop mountaintop removal coal mining! Visit Rainforest Action Network’s website to join thousands of others in taking … [continued]
[social_buttons] Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is setting up a big “social media day of action” this week to put the pressure on JP Morgan Chase to stop financing mountaintop removal. The date: Thursday, February 18. RAN asks that you blog, tweet, facebook, and email about the true tragedy that is … [continued]
