Author Archives: Stop the Money Pipeline
In The News, Press Release
Nationwide Protests at Financial Institutions Call for An End to Funding for Tar Sands Pipelines
Oct
Activists target JP Morgan Chase, Liberty Mutual, and BlackRock for funding the Line 3, Trans Mountain, and Keystone XL Pipelines Dozens of events took place across the country today as part of “Stop Funding Tar Sands: Day of Solidarity with Frontline Communities,” an international day of demonstrations against the financing of tar sands pipelines that […]
Press Release
Friday, Oct 2: Protests Will Target Financial Institutions Backing Tar Sands Pipelines
Sep
Activists target JP Morgan Chase, Liberty Mutual, and BlackRock for funding the Line 3, Trans Mountain, and Keystone XL pipelines Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 130 organizations working to end the financing of climate destruction, is hosting a Day of Action this Friday, October 2 to pressure major financial institutions to stop […]
Sep
This week saw grassroots actions against the firm in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. CEO Larry Fink’s media response was predictable, and unacceptable. More this week! The September Swarm against BlackRock is on! Activists gathered in Palo Alto and Boston and called on BlackRock to stop funding the climate emergency, forest destruction […]
Sep
Co-hosted by Stop the Money Pipeline, Mijente, Friends of the Earth, New York Communities for Change & BlackRock’s Big Problem As part of the #SeptemberSwarmonBlackRock, Stop the Money Pipeline and partners rallied online and in-person in NYC to demand BlackRock divest from Palantir and the human rights abuses the data/tech company facilitates on behalf of […]
Sep
This morning, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued its report on the risks that the climate emergency poses to the financial system. The report, Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System, warns of the grave threats that climate change poses to financial markets and institutions. It fails to mention, however, the threat that financial […]
In letter, groups who are part of the Stop the Money Pipeline coalition outline how the Fed has prioritized fossil fuels in its response to the pandemic July 30, 2020, New York, NY — Today in a letter to the Federal Reserve (the Fed), 69 public accountability, environmental, economic justice, science, health, and religious organizations […]
Jul
This webinar pulls back the curtain on bank greenwashing, from their fossil fuel policies to their public statements. It also highlights inspiring actions that have successfully pushed banks to drop proposed fracked gas export projects in the Rio Grande Valley. You can find part one of this webinar series here Key takeaways include Big banks […]
Jul
One of our Stop the Money Pipeline coalition partners, the Public Accountability Initiative, just released a new report that maps how major financial institutions and fossil fuel corporations are funding police foundations in cities across the United States. As The Guardian explains in an article about the report: Big corporations accused of driving environmental and […]