Comments on: Listen to RAN’s Press Conference announcing No New Coal campaign! http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kreitner http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-377761 Kreitner Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:26 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/#comment-377761 Showing some love to this topic "new to this wordpress". I defiantly agree with it also. If you really think about it than it all makes alot of sense Showing some love to this topic “new to this wordpress”. I defiantly agree with it also. If you really think about it than it all makes alot of sense

]]> By: The Understory » The Race Against Warming http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-129161 The Understory » The Race Against Warming Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:31:07 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/#comment-129161 [...] Bill McKibben, author and founder of Step It Up, joined Rainforest Action Network for our campaign launch calling on Citi and Bank of America’s to stop their financing of the coal sector and, [...] [...] Bill McKibben, author and founder of Step It Up, joined Rainforest Action Network for our campaign launch calling on Citi and Bank of America’s to stop their financing of the coal sector and, [...]

]]> By: Luke http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-129051 Luke Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:09:56 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/#comment-129051 Banks are simply the most influential actors in the market place, the most effective point of intervention. If we can change their behavior, we can help change the market as a whole. The orphanages that were previously going to be powered by a Citi-financed coal plant will instead be the beneficiaries of a new wave of investment in sustainable alternatives. Going after the governments is a good idea, too, but we don't have time to wait for them to make change for us. Plenty of people are already working that strategy. Our role is to point out the culpability that private actors, like Bank of America and Citi, have for cashing in on bad government policy. Banks are simply the most influential actors in the market place, the most effective point of intervention. If we can change their behavior, we can help change the market as a whole. The orphanages that were previously going to be powered by a Citi-financed coal plant will instead be the beneficiaries of a new wave of investment in sustainable alternatives.

Going after the governments is a good idea, too, but we don’t have time to wait for them to make change for us. Plenty of people are already working that strategy. Our role is to point out the culpability that private actors, like Bank of America and Citi, have for cashing in on bad government policy.

]]> By: Mike http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-129047 Mike Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:54:24 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/10/02/listen-to-rans-press-conference-announcing-no-new-coal-campaign/#comment-129047 If Bank of America and Citibank are the biggest banks, aren't they also "behind" most hospitals, orphanages, and farmer's markets. Why not go after the people who are buying these things, like the Dept. of Energy or whatever State Government are purchasing these power plants. The banks are not going to stop loaning money to the Dept. of Energy. You’re wasting your time, and as usual will get nothing done. Lets go to the Dept of Energy and grind it to a halt, instead of going to some business and wasting our time. Lets make senators vote for legislation, that DEMAND alternative energy, I am afraid we are wasting our time, and I don't think we have time to waste. If Bank of America and Citibank are the biggest banks, aren’t they also “behind” most hospitals, orphanages, and farmer’s markets. Why not go after the people who are buying these things, like the Dept. of Energy or whatever State Government are purchasing these power plants. The banks are not going to stop loaning money to the Dept. of Energy. You’re wasting your time, and as usual will get nothing done. Lets go to the Dept of Energy and grind it to a halt, instead of going to some business and wasting our time. Lets make senators vote for legislation, that DEMAND alternative energy, I am afraid we are wasting our time, and I don’t think we have time to waste.

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