Stopping Line 3 is a matter of justice. It is about justice for the land. It’s about justice for the water. Justice for Anishinaabe people whose culture and way of life it threatens. Justice for people all over the world who are being impacted by the climate crisis. That’s why I am excited to announce […]
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Join the Build Back Fossil Free campaign on Tuesday, January 26 at 8pm ET for a digital rally calling on President Biden to take bold executive action to end the era of fossil fuel production, protect communities reeling from the climate and COVID-19 crises, and #BuildBackFossilFree. The digital rally will feature frontline leaders fighting toxic fossil fuel […]
Last week was a powerful flurry of action demanding that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Joe Biden and Wall Street all take action to #StopLine3. In MN, student activists blockaded the entrance to a Chase branch in downtown St. Paul. In DC, people took CEO puppet heads to central branches of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]