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<br/>'''This page is dedicated to identifying bad businesses, for boycott and divestment.''' | |||
''' | <br/>'''Greenpeace's Dirty Dozen''' | ||
Here is a list of companies and organizations identified by Greenpeace as [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/Whos-holding-us-back/ The Dirty Dozen], promoting climate change, which is destroying the delicate balance of the planet's ecosystem, leading to melting ice caps, sea rise, species extinction, extreme weather, coastal flooding, and many other devastating consequences. These harmful effects are already being experienced in many parts of the world. These effects are accelerating, while the causes of climate change are also accelerating. These trends must be reversed if we are to save the planet that we all depend upon for survival. The following companies are responsible for preventing a binding UN resolution to reverse the effects of climate change. | |||
''' | '''The Dirty Dozen''' | ||
1. Royal Dutch Shell | 1. Royal Dutch Shell | ||
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5. KOCH Industries | 5. KOCH Industries | ||
6. BASF | 6. BASF | ||
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11. US Chamber of Commerce | 11. US Chamber of Commerce | ||
12. American Petroleum Institute | 12. American Petroleum Institute | ||
<br/>'''The Big Bad Banks''' | |||
Many economists, including Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, former US Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and former International Monetary Fund Chief Simon Johnson, have said that Banks that are "too big to fail" are "too big" and should be broken up into smaller banks. Banks that are determined to be "too big to fail" create a "moral hazard" by taking enormous risks with the world economy and are then bailed out by governments to prevent world economic collapse. The following 29 banks have been identified by the Financial Stability Board as "too big to fail." | |||
'''Banks That Are Too Big''' | |||
1. Bank of America | |||
2. Bank of China | |||
3. Bank of New York Mellon | |||
4. Banque Populaire CdE | |||
5. Barclays | |||
6. BNP Paribas | |||
7. Citigroup | |||
8. Commerzbank | |||
9. Credit Suisse | |||
10. Deutsche Bank | |||
11. Dexia | |||
12. Goldman Sachs | |||
13. Group Crédit Agricole | |||
14. HSBC | |||
15. ING Bank | |||
16. JP Morgan Chase | |||
17. Lloyds Banking Group | |||
18. Mitsubishi UFJ FG | |||
19. Mizuho FG | |||
20. Morgan Stanley | |||
21. Nordea | |||
22. Royal Bank of Scotland | |||
23. Santander | |||
24. Société Générale | |||
25. State Street | |||
26. Sumitomo Mitsui FG | |||
27. UBS | |||
28. Unicredit Group | |||
29. Wells Fargo | |||
<br/>'''Other Harmful Businesses''' | |||
''' | (under construction) the'''#OB Boycott list: '''[[wiki/OB_Boycott_List|http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB_Boycott_List]] | ||
1. Your additional bad businesses here... | 1. Your additional bad businesses here... | ||
Latest revision as of 19:29, 9 January 2012
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This page is dedicated to identifying bad businesses, for boycott and divestment.
Greenpeace's Dirty Dozen
Here is a list of companies and organizations identified by Greenpeace as The Dirty Dozen, promoting climate change, which is destroying the delicate balance of the planet's ecosystem, leading to melting ice caps, sea rise, species extinction, extreme weather, coastal flooding, and many other devastating consequences. These harmful effects are already being experienced in many parts of the world. These effects are accelerating, while the causes of climate change are also accelerating. These trends must be reversed if we are to save the planet that we all depend upon for survival. The following companies are responsible for preventing a binding UN resolution to reverse the effects of climate change.
The Dirty Dozen
1. Royal Dutch Shell
2. Shell Canada
3. ArcelorMittal
4. ExxonMobil
5. KOCH Industries
6. BASF
7. International Chamber of Commerce
8. World Business Council for Sustainable Development
9. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
10. BusinessEurope
11. US Chamber of Commerce
12. American Petroleum Institute
The Big Bad Banks
Many economists, including Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, former US Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and former International Monetary Fund Chief Simon Johnson, have said that Banks that are "too big to fail" are "too big" and should be broken up into smaller banks. Banks that are determined to be "too big to fail" create a "moral hazard" by taking enormous risks with the world economy and are then bailed out by governments to prevent world economic collapse. The following 29 banks have been identified by the Financial Stability Board as "too big to fail."
Banks That Are Too Big
1. Bank of America
2. Bank of China
3. Bank of New York Mellon
4. Banque Populaire CdE
5. Barclays
6. BNP Paribas
7. Citigroup
8. Commerzbank
9. Credit Suisse
10. Deutsche Bank
11. Dexia
12. Goldman Sachs
13. Group Crédit Agricole
14. HSBC
15. ING Bank
16. JP Morgan Chase
17. Lloyds Banking Group
18. Mitsubishi UFJ FG
19. Mizuho FG
20. Morgan Stanley
21. Nordea
22. Royal Bank of Scotland
23. Santander
24. Société Générale
25. State Street
26. Sumitomo Mitsui FG
27. UBS
28. Unicredit Group
29. Wells Fargo
Other Harmful Businesses
(under construction) the#OB Boycott list: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB_Boycott_List
1. Your additional bad businesses here...