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Activists Target Bank of America’s Coal Industry Ties

HeadlineOct 25, 2007

In North Carolina, environmental activists have draped a 50-foot banner denouncing Bank of America’s ties to the coal industry right across from its downtown Charlotte headquarters. The banner reads: “Bank of America: Funding Coal, Killing Communities.” The Rainforest Action Network is calling on Bank of America to stop funding construction of new coal-fueled power plants and destructive mountaintop coal extraction.

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