According to an article in The new York Times, large commercial lenders are looking harder at environmentally-sensitive industries that use practices that the banks regard as risky to their reputations and bottom lines. Mountain-top mining and carbon-intensive industries lead the list of sectors coming under greater scrutiny.

Complete article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/business/energy-environment/31coal.html?_r=1&hp