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Going Green Despite Snow — and Irony — a Climate Protest Persists

Protesters stand in front of an entrance to the US Capitol Power Plant during a march by the Capitol Climate Action Coalition to demand that the plant switch from coal to natural gas power on March 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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The call rang out through Washington early on the morning of Mar. 2: the biggest act of civil disobedience against global warming in American history would not, in fact, be snowed out.

Despite Snow — and Irony — a Climate Protest Persists
Time Magazine
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A Capitol Offense

No coal. Photo: Pete Muller/Greenpeace via Flickr

No one was arrested, but not for lack of trying.

An estimated 2,500 people protested outside Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Power Plant on Monday -- the nation's largest act of civil disobedience against coal power.

Thousands protest against coal in front of D.C.‘s Capitol Power Plant
Grist
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Anti-coal protesters march through snow over global warming

A rare March snowstorm on Monday did not stop several thousand global-warming protesters from marching on the Capitol Power Plant (CPP), where they called for an end to coal-burning.

Draped in winter jackets, hats and scarves on an unseasonably cold day, protesters made their way from the park behind the Rayburn House Office Building to the power plant, with some carrying signs demanding “Green Jobs Now.”

Hundreds of U.S. Capitol Police officers lined the streets and guarded the plant from second-level outdoor catwalks.

Anti-coal protesters march through snow over global warming
The Hill
Monday, March 2, 2009

Power plant near Capitol should stop burning coal, congressional leaders say

Four days before a planned civil disobedience action at a coal-fired power plant near the U.S. Capitol, the leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate asked Thursday for the plant to replace all its coal with natural gas.

McClatchy Newspapers
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Oil Wars Bring Local Victory

Palm oil is emerging as a major environmental battleground. The thick oil has become a nearly ubiquitous ingredient in cosmetics and processed foods, and rainforests around the world are being cleared to accommodate expanding production.

Oil Wars Bring Local Victory
San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) Executive Director Michael Brune to take Helm of Sierra Club

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—After seven years as the Executive Director of Rainforest Action Network, Michael Brune will become the new Executive Director of the Sierra Club.

Rainforest Action Network’s Chairman of the Board, André Carothers, congratulates Michael Brune in the following statement:

General Mills Linked to Rainforest Destruction

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Minneapolis ¬– Local food giant General Mills (GIS) came under fire today for its use of unsustainable palm oil, a food commodity strongly linked to rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia, as 42 activists with Rainforest Action Network, Walker Church and other concerned community organizations unfurled a 30 x 70 ft. banner reading “Warning: General Mills Destroys Rainforests” outside of the company’s Minneapolis headquarters building.

Houston Chevron Marathon Marred by Denial of Runners’ Free Speech

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Houston, TX – A team that is running for human rights in Ecuador at this Sunday’s Chevron Houston Marathon was just kicked out of the marathon’s Expo by Chevron Marathon Managing Director Steven Karpas. The runners had paid for a table to distribute “I’m Running for Human Rights” stickers and information about Chevron’s refusal to clean up over 18 billion tons of toxic oil sludge they are responsible for in the Ecuadorean rainforest.

Advocates Run for Human Rights, Ecuadorean Rainforest in Chevron-sponsored Houston Marathon

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Houston, TX- A team of human rights advocates will be running in this weekend’s Chevron Houston marathon to draw attention to the sponsoring oil company’s refusal to take responsibility for one of the largest environmental disasters in human history.

Impending Collapse of Climate Talks Fails World's Forests and People

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Copenhagen – The impending collapse of climate change talks here has dashed hopes that the Copenhagen process could provide real solutions to protect the world’s forests and reduce the approximately 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

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