Posts Tagged ‘Coal Power Plants’

Big Coal Losing Momentum in the U.S.

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Poor coal. For so long, it has gotten away with being the largest contributor (41 percent) to global CO2 emissions from energy use, a widespread public health hazard by virtue of lead, mercury and other pollutants, the source of black lung disease, and now we can add deforestation to its achievements. “Coal will be coal,” […]

Turn Down the Heat - It’s Getting Warmer

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

With all the talk out there about energy efficiency and re­duced use, I can’t help but think of my mom, telling us kids to put on a sweater, the heat would not go up. I laugh at the per­son I’ve become, as I tell my own kids the same thing, adding the environmental commentary that […]

Moritorium on Coal Financing

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

WHEREAS: Bank of America (BOA) is a diversified financial services company providing banking,investment, investment banking, credit card and consumer finance services.BOA recognizes that its ability to attract and retain customers and employees could be adversely affected “to the extent our reputation is damaged” and that “failure to address, or to appear to fail to […]


^back to top^