If you’re an “average American” as the politicians like to call us, you may not be able to quit your job and camp in the street to show you’re simpatico with Occupy Wall Street.
The mask associated with Bank Transfer Day.
Tags: · Bank of America, Bank Transfer Day, Chase Bank, Citibank, Credit Unions, greenrightnow.com, Local Banks, Move Our Money, Move Your Money, Nov. 5, Slow Money, Wells Fargo
As the Occupy Wall Street movement rails against corporate greed and wrongdoing by large banks, the Rainforest Action Campaign has singled out one bank that it considers to be the worst in the crowd, the Bank of America.
Tags: · Bank of America, Bank of America the 'Bank of Coal', coal energy, coal industry, greenrightnow.com, Rainforest Action Network
From Green Right Now Reports
There’s a nice symmetry to this green trend that’s taken root among financial institutions. Aware that their paper-spewing tendencies carry a high carbon price (not to mention their actual price), many banks and credit companies are planting trees for customers who agree to forgo paper statements.
The latest to ann
ounce such a tree-planting project is the Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Kinecta will make a donation to plant a tree in the Brazilian Rain Forest for every customer who converts to electronic statements between now and Sept. 30.
“Our intention is not only to show our commitment to being a green organization, but also to motivate our members to consider the positive global impact even the smallest decision can have,” said Shannon Doiron, Director of Marketing & eCommerce in a news release. “Collectively, credit union members can make a tremendous difference simply by opting out of paper statements.”
Tags: · Allstate, Arbor Day Foundation, AT&T, Bank of America, conservation, Greener Businesses, lower carbon footprint, Mary Kay, Nature Conservancy, paperless statements, Sovereign Bank, T-Mobile, tree planting
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California this week honored 21 companies and organizations with the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards, the state’s highest prize for contributions to environmental issues.
The Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards program was established in 1993. Recipients are selected by a large panel of evaluators and the Secretaries of Cal/EPA, the Resources Agency, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State and Consumer Services Agency, and the Governor’s Office. It honors projects in nine categories.
Here are the 2008 award winners in each category with comments from the California EPA:
Tags: · Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, Bank of America, California, Cayucos Land Conservancy, Codding Enterprises, Contra Costa Water District, Dixon Ridge Farms, Ferry Building, Fetzer Vineyards, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Kunde Family Estate, Marin Sanitary Service, Marrone Organic Innovations, Orange County Department of Education, Rent-a-Green Box, San Mateo County, Treasure Island Development Authority, University of California - Irvine, Valley Clean Air Now
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
Danielle Nierenberg
Anthony Swift