Year: 2008

Zombies Tell Bank of America: “Coal Is Killing Us!”

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As the sun fell on Halloween, the undead victims of mountain top removal coal mining rose up and descend upon Bank of Americas and Citibanks in Boston. It is no coincidence that while Bank of America and Citibank make a killing on coal, coal is killing Appalachian communities that fall prey to dirty energy companies whose interests in profiting from strip mining outweigh the value of lives and mountain communities. In 2006, Bank of America invested twice as much in dirty energy as it did on clean energy projects. In 2006, Citi’s investments in coal were 200 times greater than their investments in clean energy, making them the number one financier of coal worldwide.

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IEN Newsletter-November: Your Support Needed!

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After Katrina, Louisiana Wild Duck Populations at Risk

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“Reynolds said a check of coastal waterfowl aerial surveys prior to
the 2005 generally showed the populations split 50/50 between
southwest and southeast Louisiana, with some surveys showing more
birds in the southeast. Katrina changed all that.”
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Times Picayune (New Orleans)
November 1, 2008

Experts fear Louisiana duck hunting may suffer permanent damage from
recent storms
http://blog.nola.com/outdoors/2008/11/experts_fear_louisiana_duck_hu.html

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… a growing number of signs indicate those hard times may be the
wave of the future for southeast Louisiana.

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