Comments on: I got a date with Citi! (or, Inside the Citi AGM) http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/ 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: The Understory » Vikram Pandit - I OWN your bank http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-334559 The Understory » Vikram Pandit - I OWN your bank Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:26:12 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-334559 [...] I said. “I’m the person who at this very meeting last year, invited you to come on a flyover of Appalac...“. Vikram said that he remembered me. In fact, he said that it was good to see me. (Really?) [...] [...] I said. “I’m the person who at this very meeting last year, invited you to come on a flyover of Appalac…“. Vikram said that he remembered me. In fact, he said that it was good to see me. (Really?) [...]

]]> By: Luke http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-218963 Luke Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:03:22 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-218963 <blockquote> Frankly, I am amazed at the audacity and hypocrisy of this. Did you travel in your car to get there? </blockquote> Actually, Becky is just a very fast walker. And she's rigged up a device to capture and store all of the carbon dioxide she exhales while breathing and speaking, too. So she's allowed to point out that the coal industry is destroying the planet. Seriously, though, pull your head out of the sand. Coal is a massive threat to our future, and claiming that mountains are better off as a result or mining is patently absurd.

Frankly, I am amazed at the audacity and hypocrisy of this. Did you travel in your car to get there?

Actually, Becky is just a very fast walker. And she’s rigged up a device to capture and store all of the carbon dioxide she exhales while breathing and speaking, too. So she’s allowed to point out that the coal industry is destroying the planet.

Seriously, though, pull your head out of the sand. Coal is a massive threat to our future, and claiming that mountains are better off as a result or mining is patently absurd.

]]> By: Michael Brown http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-218868 Michael Brown Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:45:30 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-218868 Frankly, I am amazed at the audacity and hypocrisy of this. Did you travel in your car to get there? or perhaps on a plane? Now you want to dump more greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere with a personal inspection of the so-called "mountain top removal?" Did you miss the laws that require recontouring of the land? In fact, some hillsides in Tennessee are just now getting their contours back because of NEW mining that has taken place. I have personally visited the watersheds of some these "endangered" streams and have only seen evidence of old mining sites that are draining anything that might be questionable. Seems that people are only afraid of what they are not educated about. Wake up and smell the coal smoke! When your lights don't come on when you flip the switch or your electric car doesn't have any juice to plug into for a charge, what then? We COULD build nuclear plants, but that's definitely off limits with the environmentalists. Frankly, I am amazed at the audacity and hypocrisy of this. Did you travel in your car to get there? or perhaps on a plane? Now you want to dump more greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere with a personal inspection of the so-called “mountain top removal?” Did you miss the laws that require recontouring of the land? In fact, some hillsides in Tennessee are just now getting their contours back because of NEW mining that has taken place. I have personally visited the watersheds of some these “endangered” streams and have only seen evidence of old mining sites that are draining anything that might be questionable. Seems that people are only afraid of what they are not educated about. Wake up and smell the coal smoke! When your lights don’t come on when you flip the switch or your electric car doesn’t have any juice to plug into for a charge, what then? We COULD build nuclear plants, but that’s definitely off limits with the environmentalists.

]]> By: P. Brown http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-191439 P. Brown Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:41:59 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-191439 Awesome work! Now, if we could only have as much luck with Dominion's shareholders in two weeks... Peace/Mountains - P.B. Awesome work! Now, if we could only have as much luck with Dominion’s shareholders in two weeks…
Peace/Mountains
- P.B.

]]> By: ilovemountains » Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining » Citi Bank Executive Says He’ll Take a Flying Tour of Mountaintop Removal http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-191283 ilovemountains » Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining » Citi Bank Executive Says He’ll Take a Flying Tour of Mountaintop Removal Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:44:40 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-191283 [...] the story HERE addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilovemountains.org%2Fnews%2F389'; addthis_title = [...] [...] the story HERE addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilovemountains.org%2Fnews%2F389′; addthis_title = [...]

]]> By: Scott http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-190717 Scott Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:02:26 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-190717 Becky - Those boys actually have a fleet of jets. I've seen one myself! See if you can upgrade to one of their planes while you're at it. They might even deliver you back home to SFO! Great Job! - S Becky – Those boys actually have a fleet of jets. I’ve seen one myself! See if you can upgrade to one of their planes while you’re at it. They might even deliver you back home to SFO! Great Job! – S

]]> By: Citi’s top executives commit to join activists in flyover of mountaintop removal ravaged Appalachia « It’s Getting Hot In Here http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-190573 Citi’s top executives commit to join activists in flyover of mountaintop removal ravaged Appalachia « It’s Getting Hot In Here Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:25:17 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-190573 [...] I got a date with Citi! (or, Inside the Citi AGM) ” I’m about to hop on a plane to Charlotte, but I wanted to capture some of the excitement from Citi’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. It was an amazing day – there were over 50 activists outside on the streets making sure that every shareholder that entered the meeting had absolutely NO doubt that Citi is funding coal and why it should stop. The New York crew were amazing – as always, creative and kick-ass every last one. [...] [...] I got a date with Citi! (or, Inside the Citi AGM) ” I’m about to hop on a plane to Charlotte, but I wanted to capture some of the excitement from Citi’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. It was an amazing day – there were over 50 activists outside on the streets making sure that every shareholder that entered the meeting had absolutely NO doubt that Citi is funding coal and why it should stop. The New York crew were amazing – as always, creative and kick-ass every last one. [...]

]]> By: Luke http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-190566 Luke Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:56:52 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-190566 Great job, Becky -- you're even cooler than the environmentalist in the <a href="http://understory.ran.org/2008/03/05/greenwash-of-the-week-hey-shell-no-means-no/" rel="nofollow">Shell movie</a>! Great job, Becky — you’re even cooler than the environmentalist in the Shell movie!

]]> By: Tim Barclay http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-190498 Tim Barclay Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:49:40 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-190498 That sounds like it was a share holders meeting worth going to. Is there a transcript of your 'moving' statements to Pandit and the rest of the Board? That sounds like it was a share holders meeting worth going to. Is there a transcript of your ‘moving’ statements to Pandit and the rest of the Board?

]]> By: iheartmountains http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/i-got-a-date-with-citi-or-inside-the-citi-agm/comment-page-1/#comment-190470 iheartmountains Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:12:08 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/?p=948#comment-190470 Great work! Not surprised at all that Maria Gunoe, Becky Tarbotton "one, two" could get them not only to commit to the flight but be compelled deep down inside to go and see exactly what it is you all were talking about. Thanks to Scott and the NYC crew as well for always being there at the right moments. It is hard to explain in sufficient detail the horrors of mountaintop removal and related coal processing issues that are pulling Appalachia apart one community at a time, but I am so grateful that y'all stand up to that challenge time and time again. Side note: the visuals looked terrific! Great signage. Great work! Not surprised at all that Maria Gunoe, Becky Tarbotton “one, two” could get them not only to commit to the flight but be compelled deep down inside to go and see exactly what it is you all were talking about.

Thanks to Scott and the NYC crew as well for always being there at the right moments.

It is hard to explain in sufficient detail the horrors of mountaintop removal and related coal processing issues that are pulling Appalachia apart one community at a time, but I am so grateful that y’all stand up to that challenge time and time again.

Side note: the visuals looked terrific! Great signage.

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