Are the Bankers Too Chicken to Say No to Fossil Fuels?
Channel: XRPDX
Date: 25/08/2021

Chase Bank, Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are the top funders of destructive fossil fuel projects, such as Line 3 in Minnesota. At a time when the world is literally catching fire due to the extreme heat and droughts driven by climate change, you'd think someone in the higher echelons of our society would finally stand up to say no to the fossil fuel companies who care nothing about the massive suffering and dying that is about to unfold in the coming years. In fact, it is already happening. People are dying from the floods, droughts, heat and fire that are the result of burning fossil fuels like there is no tomorrow. And so now, it is quite possible that there will be no tomorrow. 

On April 13, in Portland, OR, activists from XR PDX and 350 PDX came together to call the bankers chicken for their greed and total lack of courage. We stopped in front of one Bank of America branch and two Chase branches to let their customers and the public know what cowardly beings these bankers are. 

In the video we highlight Line 3. It is an example of modern day colonialism. What else does one call white people taking indigenous treaty lands by force in order to extract and ship resources. To find out how you can help stop this unjust and disastrous calamity, please go to https://stopline3.org. 

We also mention a project local to Portland, Zenith Energy. Zenith has used loopholes in a City ordinance passed several years ago that bans the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure within Portland city limits. As a result, we have mile-long oil trains--bomb trains really--running through our neighborhoods. 

To continue their expansion Zenith need permits from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality that in turn require a certification from the City of Portland that states that the expansion is compatible with land use policy. It is not. To find out why and to take action against this greed-driven stupidity, go to https://stopzenithoil.org.