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November 15, 2012

Charlotte Activists Stage Anti-Coal Protests at Bank of America 
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In Charlotte, North Carolina, nine environmental activists have been
arrested after staging sit-ins at Bank of America branches to protest
the company’s financing of the coal industry. Protesters temporarily
shut down four branches across Charlotte — which is home to the
banking giant’s world headquarters — accusing Bank of America of
"bankrolling climate change." The action was part of a Rainforest Action
Network campaign to confront the bank for its leading role in funding
the coal industry, including the controversial practice of mountaintop
removal coal mining.

 

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