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NGOs Protest Exxon-Mobil Sponsorship of New “Green” Stadium June 20th, 2008

The newly opened ballpark in southwest Washington, DC – in the shadow of the nation’s capital – is LEED Silver Certified – the first environmentally friendly stadium in the country. But plastered inside the Washington Nationals ballpark are prominent advertisements for one of the most polluting corporations on the planet – ExxonMobil.

Activists are trying to insure that the company is not given naming rights to the stadium – that it doesn’t become “Exxon-Mobil National Stadium” and that the company’s prominent ads are replaced by those of a more environmentally-friendly company – or at least one not as complicit in global warming as Exxon-Mobil.

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End to U.S. Oil Aid Supported by Oblate JPIC Office June 5th, 2007

The Oblate JPIC Office has joined faith and environmental groups in urging Members of the US House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 1886, the End Oil Aid Act. This bill, introduced by Rep. Hinchey (D-NY), would limit U.S.-funded international financial institutions and export development agencies from subsidizing the oil and gas industry’s overseas operations.

Each year, financial institutions including the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) provide billions of dollars to the oil sector. This oil aid subsidizes an already-profitable industry, including companies such as ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and Chevron, which have recently reported record profits.

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