Category Archives: In The News
Biden, In The News, Press Release
Banks threaten to abandon climate commitments; bank CEOs grilled in Congressional hearing
Sep
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Media contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline Climate groups excoriate banks for threatening to abandon climate commitments; bank CEOs grilled in Congressional hearing Today Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and other unnamed US banks are threatening to leave the Glasgow […]
Sep
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Thursday, September 8, 2022 Contact: Shawna Foster, shawna@ran.org 402-214-3014 “Blame Wall Street” for Role in Climate Disaster New campaign to highlight financial systems structural role in extreme weather, pollution and climate crisis Lethal heat waves. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Flooding. Wall Street is fueling extreme weather events around the globe by funneling billions of […]
Biden, Blog post, In The News, Webinar
Toxic Money Webinar 7.28.22: Using Financial Regulation to Fight for Racial, Housing, and Climate Justice
Jul
On this webinar, We learned about how the Community Reinvestment Act can be used as a tool to build community solutions, especially as accountability to deal with the legacy of racial and economic harm done to communities via redlining and discrimination. The CRA could fund climate reparations to communities, as well as fund workforce development. […]