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Bank of America Reverses Its Pledge Not to Finance Fossil Fuels

www.nytimes.com

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Bank of America Reverses Its Pledge Not to Finance Fossil Fuels

www.nytimes.com

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months ago

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The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations.

This leaves us with a loose collection of small banks and credit unions who aren’t financing fossil fuels

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Right?

It must be their evil, corrupt, economy-destroying ways.

Citations:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/record-17b-settlement-reached-bank-americas-role-financial-crisis

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/bank-of-america-fined-fake-accounts-bogus-fees.html

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/federal-regulators-fine-bank-of-america-225-million-over-botched-disbursement-of-state-unemployment-benefits-at-height-of-pandemic/

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