WHALES of Teton Valley • Entered by Liz McCane on February 19, 2022
Advocacy re: bank loans for oil & gas industry
February 13, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 0.75 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 0.75 |
Key Issue: Oil, Gas, or Mineral Development
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Friends of the Earth Action
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy actions (1 emails)
Short Description of Activity
Email to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, urging an end to banks’ financing of new oil and gas drilling, pipelines, refineries, coal mining etc.
Reflection/Evaluation
US government has proposed new guidelines that would include assessment of impacts of these loans on climate change, but the guidance is not mandatory.