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May 4, 2012

5 Environmentalists Arrested for Banner Hang at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte 
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Five environmental activists have been arrested after hanging a protest
banner at Charlotte's Bank of America stadium, where President Obama
will close out the Democratic national convention at the end of the
summer. The 70-foot banner from the Rainforest Action Network displayed
Bank of America's logo, with the word America crossed out to read, "Bank
of Coal." The Rainforest Action Network says it hung the banner to call
attention to Bank of America's multi-billion dollar ties to the coal
industry and the Obama administration's links to major Wall Street
firms.

 

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