Shareholder Activism
Holding corporations accountable
2011 Energy Proxy Chart
Shareholders are taking the lead in pushing energy companies and their financial backers to pursue a cleaner energy future. If you own stock in one of the companies listed below, be sure to vote your proxies in favor of clean energy. Our ally, Moxy Vote, makes it easy. Click through to Moxy Vote here, or on any linked companies below to register with Moxy Vote and vote your proxies.
(Thanks to the AFL-CIO, As You Sow, Ceres, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Investor Environmental Health Network, Investor Network on Climate Risk, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for assistance in compiling these charts.)
| COMPANY | SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION | DATE |
| Ameren | Report on coal combustion waste (coal ash) | APRIL 17 |
| Anadarko Petroleum | Report on hydraulic fracturing | MAY 17 |
| Chevron | Report on hydraulic fracturing | MAY 26 |
| CMS Energy | Report on coal reliance risks | MAY 20 |
| Dominion Resources | Report on coal reliance risks | MAY 12 |
| Duke Energy | Report on coal reliance risks | MAY 5 |
| ExxonMobil | Report on hydraulic fracturing; report on Canadian oil sands risks | MAY 25 |
| Peabody Energy | Report on coal pollution | MAY 3 |
| Southern Company | Report on coal combustion waste (coal ash) | MAY 25 |
| UltraPetroleum | Report on hydraulic fracturing | MAY 25 |
| Xcel | Report on coal reliance risks | MAY 18 |
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NOTE: Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation
Will Be Held at All Publicly Held Companies
As required by the financial reform legislation passed in 2010, beginning in 2011 all companies must hold an advisory shareholder vote on the frequency with which shareowners vote on the compensation of CEOs and senior executives. These resolutions are commonly known as "say on pay" resolutions and will offer shareowners the option of voting on executive compensation every year, every two years, or every three years. Green America urges all investors to vote in favor of annual votes on executive compensation to encourage greater oversight of the highest salaries within corporations. Investors may then choose whether to vote against, abstain, or support specific compensation packages, understanding the role that excessive executive pay played in creating the nation's financial crisis.
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