The Carnival of Destruction

More than a hundred supporters showed up outside JPMorgan Chase to tell the bank’s CEO Jamie Dimon that he is destroying our country and people’s lives by funding mountaintop removal coal mining.

The ringmaster, contortionist, hula hoopers and marching band set the carnival tone,while speakers from Waterkeeper Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, NY Action Network, and Sierra Club highlighted why Chase is the most shocking show on earth.


Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen traveled more than a thousand miles to speak to the crowd about how the coal industry is reeking havoc on his community in Alabama and through out Appalachia.

© Heath Fradkoff 2009
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The event continues throughout the day. Take action by calling Chase and following the script below: 212-270-6000.

Hi, my name is:

I’m calling to ask JPMorgan Chase to be an environmental leader and invest in the renewable energy infrastructure America needs, not mountaintop removal, the most destructive method of coal mining on Earth.

Massey Energy, funded by JPMorgan Chase, has started mountaintop removal operations on Coal River Mountain, one of the last mountains in southern West Virginia not touched by mountaintop removal.

JPMorgan Chase is now the largest U.S. financier of mountaintop removal – a brutal, toxic, and irreversibly destructive coal mining practice.

Already more than 500 mountains and 2,000 miles of Appalachian streams have been destroyed by mountaintop removal mining operations. This practice must stop NOW.

Can you use your influence within Chase to work toward a new policy that moves JPMorgan Chase’s portfolio away from coal and toward safe and renewable energy?

Thank you very much and have a nice day!


Join the action on Twitter: RT @Waterkeepers: #JPMorganChase CEO #Jamie Dimon from investing in mountaintop removal. (RT) about 4 hours ago#JPMorganChase CEO #Jamie Dimon from investing in mountaintop removal. (RT)

Find out more about this and coal’s other amazing atrocities at thedirtylie.org and waterkeeper.org.