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No really, they are everywhere. Over 1,000 Citi branches across the country. Plus Citi Financials, plus Citi home mortgages, plus lots of other stuff. Over 6,000 Bank of America banking centers. They are in almost every state in the union with the biggest retail presence in the country. These two companies are [...]No really, they are everywhere. Over 1,000 Citi branches across the country. Plus Citi Financials, plus Citi home mortgages, plus lots of other stuff. Over 6,000 Bank of America banking centers. They are in almost every state in the union with the biggest retail presence in the country. These two companies are [...]

Local youth activists posing as billionaires gathered outside the “Climate Change: The Issue, Registries, Forestry Offsets & Strategies” Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Midtown Atlanta on Friday, to celebrate the proposed construction of a new 850 MW coal-fired power plant by Power4Georgians. The group, calling itself “Billionaires for Coal”, posed as supporters and publicly [...] Local youth activists posing as billionaires gathered outside the “Climate Change: The Issue, Registries, Forestry Offsets & Strategies” Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Midtown Atlanta on Friday, to celebrate the proposed construction of a new 850 MW coal-fired power plant by Power4Georgians. The group, calling itself “Billionaires for Coal”, posed as supporters and publicly [...]

Yeah Energy Revolution! Today at dead noon Al Gore sauntered up to the national media and made some pretty hot comments Read the whole speech here, but here are my highlights: “I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously. Our economy is in terrible shape…gasoline [...]Yeah Energy Revolution! Today at dead noon Al Gore sauntered up to the national media and made some pretty hot comments Read the whole speech here, but here are my highlights: “I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously. Our economy is in terrible shape…gasoline [...]

Repost from RAN’s Blog posted by Becky in Global Finance, RAN General on July 16th, 2008 Last Friday found me up Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, gazing at a horrific Mountaintop Removal site and wishing that Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, were by my side. I had just spent all of last week in [...]Repost from RAN’s Blog posted by Becky in Global Finance, RAN General on July 16th, 2008 Last Friday found me up Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, gazing at a horrific Mountaintop Removal site and wishing that Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, were by my side. I had just spent all of last week in [...]

By Anna Rose and Amanda McKenzie, Co-directors of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. The federal government released its green paper on the emissions trading scheme today.“It is impossible for Australia to be in front of the world in tackling climate change”, stated Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong. This is hardly the inspiration or hope for [...]By Anna Rose and Amanda McKenzie, Co-directors of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. The federal government released its green paper on the emissions trading scheme today.“It is impossible for Australia to be in front of the world in tackling climate change”, stated Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong. This is hardly the inspiration or hope for [...]

Young people are crucial in the global transition from dirty to clean energy. We also must play a pivotal role in re-envisioning and re-inventing our society to fully harness the potential within a clean energy future. If there is one idea that serves as our core identity and our rallying cry it is this: young [...]Young people are crucial in the global transition from dirty to clean energy. We also must play a pivotal role in re-envisioning and re-inventing our society to fully harness the potential within a clean energy future. If there is one idea that serves as our core identity and our rallying cry it is this: young [...]

Written by Natasha Fast At Energy Justice Georgia Summer Retreat last weekend in Sandersville Georgia, 20 youth from seven state colleges and universities from around the state came together to discuss and strategize how to approach dirty energy issues in the southeast. In addition to the 850 MW coal-fired power plant proposed for Sandersville and the [...]Written by Natasha Fast At Energy Justice Georgia Summer Retreat last weekend in Sandersville Georgia, 20 youth from seven state colleges and universities from around the state came together to discuss and strategize how to approach dirty energy issues in the southeast. In addition to the 850 MW coal-fired power plant proposed for Sandersville and the [...]

Just a quick update to let you know that protests continued yesterday and today in Newcastle, Australia, the world’s biggest coal export port. Yesterday, nine young climate campers from across Australia stopped work at the Koorgang coal loader. Four locked on to the fourth coal conveyor belt at Koorgang coal export terminal in Newcastle. Five [...]Just a quick update to let you know that protests continued yesterday and today in Newcastle, Australia, the world’s biggest coal export port. Yesterday, nine young climate campers from across Australia stopped work at the Koorgang coal loader. Four locked on to the fourth coal conveyor belt at Koorgang coal export terminal in Newcastle. Five [...]

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t really behind them. The initial complaint came after – get this – [...] Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t really behind them. The initial complaint came after – get this – [...]

Right now I’m feeling so excited and happy about what happened today in Newcastle, my hometown in Australia. Around 1,200 people today took direct action to stop the disastrous environmental impact of the world’s biggest coal port in Newcastle. The spirited and colourful protest was made up of a diverse mix of people including families, [...]Right now I’m feeling so excited and happy about what happened today in Newcastle, my hometown in Australia. Around 1,200 people today took direct action to stop the disastrous environmental impact of the world’s biggest coal port in Newcastle. The spirited and colourful protest was made up of a diverse mix of people including families, [...]