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Chase Climate Pledge 'Shows the Power of Relentless Environmental Activism' But 'Not Aggressive Enough'

Expanding on the momentum of the quickly growing national movement to hold JPMorgan Chase accountable for its central role in funding the global fossil fuel industry, dozens of New York residents with the organization Rise and Resist, with co-sponsor Rainforest Action Network, stormed the bank's new headquarters in central Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2019 demanding an end to its massive financing of the climate crisis. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

'We Expected Action Beyond Rhetoric': Climate Advocates Unimpressed by Morgan Stanley Net-Zero Announcement

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Morgan Stanley headquarters are seen June 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

"As long as Morgan Stanley invests in companies like Exxon, Chevron, and Shell, they're investing in disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, and floods."

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Arara People of Brazilian Amazon 'Very Worried' as Vulnerable Tribe Faces Highest Known Covid-19 Infection Rate in Region

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The Arara people in the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous territory of Brazil now have the highest known Covid-19 infection rate in the Brazilian Amazon, according to Survival International.

"President Bolsonaro is now overseeing the destruction both of a once-thriving...

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Climate Protesters Call Out 'Hot Air' of Financial Giant During BlackRock Annual Meeting

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Activists gathered in San Francisco Thursday for a socially distanced protest targeting asset manager BlackRock.

"The time for rhetoric and baby steps is long gone. BlackRock has to make...

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Protesters picketing outside a JP Morgan Chase branch on Manhattan in November 2019 as part of a growing national movement to hold the bank accountable for its central role in funding the global fossil fuel industry.

Coronavirus Crisis, Says Coalition, Must Force Wall Street to Finally Recognize Perils of Climate Shocks 'Barreling Towards Us'

Five financial firms are funding the oil extraction business in the Amazon rainforest despite promising to act to mitigate the climate crisis.

New Report Takes Aim at Five Banking Institutions Backing Amazon Rainforest Exploitation

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Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy'

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Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because 'Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks'

'Getting Angry on Social Media Not Enough': Thousands Across 6 Continents Mobilize to Combat Destruction of Amazon Rainforest

'This Is Their Land': Indigenous Activists Protest Bolsonaro's Environmental Policies in Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussing legislation with fellow lawmakers in 2016 as a then-member of the National Congress of Brazil.

'No Platform for Fascists': Event Honoring Bolsonaro Will Not Be Held at Museum

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'As World Teeters on Brink of Climate Catastrophe,' 600+ Groups Demand Congress Back Visionary Green New Deal

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Ahead of Bolsonaro's Inauguration in Brazil, Groups Vow to Fight 'Hateful Rhetoric and Acts of Violence'

Marking Earth Day, Indigenous People Worldwide to Fight Corporate Forces

DAPL Divestment Campaign Builds to Counter Trump's Pipeline Support

The New, New Climate Math: 17 Years to Get Off Fossil Fuels, Says Study, Or Else

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BlackRock Must Manage for Climate Risk as it Takes On Fed Debt Buyout Program

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Global Human Rights and Environmental Communities Condemn the House Arrest of U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger

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Report: U.S. Oil and Gas Expansion Threatens to Unleash Climate Pollution Equivalent to nearly 1,000 Coal Plants

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Civil Society Groups Vow to Oppose “Hateful Rhetoric, Violence, Intimidation and Persecution” by Bolsonaro Government

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New Report Confirms BlackRock’s Big Fossil Fuel Problem

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International Coalition Asks Ecuador’s President Moreno to Protect Earth Defenders From Attacks

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Aviva Chomsky

Jobs, the Environment, and a Planet in Crisis

Osprey Orielle Lake

The Voices of Amazon Women and a Visionary Declaration to Protect Indigenous Lands

Andy Rowell

Bolsonaro: A Despot Who “Spells Disaster, Not Only for Brazil But for the Planet”

Andy Rowell

Civil Society To Justin Trudeau: “The Time For Investment in New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Is Over”

Christian Poirier

Bold Moves Block Tapajós Mega-dam and Uphold Indigenous Rights, for Now

Bianca Jagger

The Paris Agreement: 1.5C to Stay Alive

Kip Andersen

Rethinking Our Diet to Transform the World

Paul Paz y Miño

Chevron CEO Brings Dishonor Upon an Honorary Award

Amy Goodman

Fighting for the Climate in the Heart of the World

Bianca Jagger

Deadly Sins in the Brazilian Amazon