Thread by @bmcushing

BREAKING: @GoldmanSachs just became the first major American bank to prohibit financing for new Arctic oil, thermal coal mining, and coal power projects worldwide! 👏👏 #DefundClimateChange sierraclub.org/press-releases…

More than a dozen global banks have now ruled out funding Arctic oil projects, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Trump & oil companies want to destroy this special place, but big $ is saying no.

My statement for @SierraClub: sierraclub.org/press-releases… #ProtectTheArctic

The fight to protect the Arctic Refuge has been led by the Gwich’in Nation & @OurArcticRefuge. Victories like this would not be possible without powerful advocacy by @bernademientief & others.

Here’s her statement: sierraclub.org/press-releases… #ProtectTheArctic #StandWithTheGwichin

Since Trump & the GOP opened the Arctic Refuge to drilling two years ago, banks around the world have taken action to #ProtectTheArctic.

Now that @GoldmanSachs has joined, other US banks—@Chase, @WellsFargo, @Citi, @BankofAmerica, @MorganStanley—have no excuse. Who’s next? 👀

TAKE ACTION: Keep up the pressure by sending a message to the CEOs of the other major US banks—@WellsFargo, @Chase, @Citi, @BankofAmerica, @MorganStanley—to tell them to follow @GoldmanSachs’ lead and #ProtectTheArctic now! 👉 act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nation… @SierraClub