Honor the Earth’sTara Houska, talks to DemocracyNow about construction beginning on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota by month’s end, despite years of Indigenous resistance. State leaders “are willing to put our children’s futures on the line,” says @zhaabowekwe of @Giniw Collective.
Author Archives: Stop the Money Pipeline
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Two weeks ago, the toxic Line 3 tar sands pipeline had its final water crossing permits approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, a decision that caused twelve members of the Agency’s environmental justice advisory committee to resign in protest. Within a matter of weeks, Enbridge Energy is planning to start construction in rural Minnesota, bringing hundreds of […]
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(November 23, 2020) Today, news outlets have reported that President-elect Biden plans to name Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary. The president-elect won with an unprecedented climate mandate, and it is critical that Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary does her part to fulfill that mandate by using the powers of the Treasury Department to act on […]
Press Release
Stop the Money Pipeline Issues Set of Criteria for Financial Appointees to the Biden Administration
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New York, NY (November 11, 2020) – Stop the Money Pipeline, a diverse coalition of over 130 mainstream and grassroots climate groups committed to pushing financial institutions to end support for the fossil fuel and other climate-harming industries, today in a letter to the Biden/Harris transition team urged the adoption of strong climate action criteria […]
Biden, In The News, Press Release
A Biden Administration Can Pressure Wall Street to Stop Funding Climate Destruction
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A Biden presidency and potentially divided Congress will increase the focus on the need for Wall Street to act on climate Washington, D.C. — Vice President Joe Biden’s imminent victory in the Presidential election will increase pressure on financial institutions to stop financing fossil fuels and deforestation, according to groups with Stop the Money Pipeline, […]
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Stop the Money Pipeline calls on Wall Street and corporate leaders to condemn Trump’s attacks on democracy New York, NY — With President Trump attempting to undermine election results, Wall Street institutions and their CEOs must step up to help defend our democracy, say groups with Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 130 […]
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Washington, D.C. — Organizations with Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 130 groups working to end the financing of climate destruction, applauded the introduction of two new bills from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) that would prevent banks and international financial institutions from continuing to finance fossil fuels. The Protecting America’s Economy from the […]
In The News, Press Release
Indigenous Women Leaders Warn Global Financial Companies to Stop Support for Tar Sands Oil
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With key financial decision points looming on the Keystone XL, Line 3, and Trans Mountain pipelines, an open letter calls for policies respecting Indigenous rights and ruling out tar sands October 19, 2020 – This week, over 40 Indigenous women from communities impacted by tar sands sent an open letter to 70 major banks, insurers, and […]
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JPMorgan Chase Can’t Be Paris Aligned If It’s Still Funding Fossil Fuels Members of Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 130 groups working to end the financing of climate chaos, respond to JPMorgan Chase’s “Paris-Alignment” announcement JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest banker of fossil fuels, announced this afternoon that it is committing to […]