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Author Archives: Jackie Fielder

Global Finance Sector Greenwashing Press Briefing

Global Finance Sector Greenwashing Press Briefing 28 September 2021 Financial institutions provide the capital and financial services — from banking to insurance — which keep the dirty energy economy going.  After years of pressure from civil society, financial institutions began to adopt policies to restrict their support to some parts of the coal industry in 2015. […]

BofA renews funding for Line 3 company while sponsoring New York Climate Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Bank of America renews funding for Line 3 pipeline company while sponsoring New York Climate Week The “sustainability-linked” loan demonstrates serious greenwashing loopholes in private sector climate pledges ahead of COP26 NEW YORK — The theme of this year’s New York Climate Week is “getting […]

BREAKING: More than 40 climate activists arrested at bank headquarters in NYC, more risk arrest in Seattle ahead of COP26 and New York Climate Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com   More than 40 climate activists arrested at bank headquarters in NYC, more risk arrest in Seattle ahead of COP26 and New York Climate Week   SEATTLE, WA―On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street and ahead of New York Climate week, 40 climate activists […]

Shady Wall Street Vet leaves Biden Administration After Stop the Money Pipeline Groups Send Letter to Kerry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Shady Wall Street Vet leaves Biden Administration After Stop the Money Pipeline Groups Send Letter to Kerry Departure comes after 145 organizations sent a letter to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry decrying the appointment of Mark Gallogly in March HOUSTON, TEXAS – July 1, 2021 – […]

Squad grills US bank CEOs on climate & environmental justice

On Thursday, May 28, 2021 at the House Financial Services Committee, the top US bank CEOs faced heated questions on climate and racial justice from Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, and Chuy Garcia. Ahead of the briefing, Stop the Money Pipeline, Action Center on Race & the Economy and others held a press briefing […]

Press Release: Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Responds to Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Interviews available May 20, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Responds to Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk Coalition welcomes EO as important step for the climate finance movement, pushes administration to deliver by COP26 in November Today, President Biden issued a new broad-ranging Executive Order (EO) […]

Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Issues Statement Ahead of Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 20, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com   Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Issues Statement Ahead of Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk  Coalition representing more than 160 groups expects Executive Order to ensure all U.S. financial institutions are firmly on a path to real zero greenhouse gas emissions before COP26 […]

IEA Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Tuesday, May 18th 2021   Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Responds to International Energy Association’s Call to Stop New Oil Investments to Hit Net-Zero Emissions Marking a major milestone for climate justice and financial sustainability advocates, the International Energy Association called for an immediate end to all financing of new fossil-fuel supply […]