For immediate release: Sept 23, 2019, 12:30pm EST Climate Activists Stage Theatrical Disruption at JPMorgan Chase Headquarters, Demanding World’s Worst Banker of Climate Change Stop Giving Money to Oil and…
September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019
Hundreds of Companies Set to Miss 2020 Deadline to End Deforestation in Supply Chains
A Coalition of NGOs calls for companies to act with greater urgency amid the climate crisis New York, NY – Today, an international coalition of dozens of NGOs and labor…
September 17, 2019
Statement by Rainforest Action Network on the Devastating Climate Impacts of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
On September 18, Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers will converge at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to attend a meeting with the UNFCCC and other signatories of the…
September 6, 2019
Activists Project Message on Opening Night of Chase Center, Calling Attention to Chase Bank’s Role in Climate Crisis and Amazon Rainforest Destruction
For immediate release: Sept 6, 2019 Contact for high resolution photos and video: Ayse Gursoz, 1-650-391-6443, [email protected] San Francisco–This evening, Chase Center, new home of the Golden State Warriors, opened…
August 30, 2019
Global NGOs: Dirty Dozen Companies Driving Deforestation Must Act Now to Stop the Burning of the World’s Forests
Groups call for the immediate suspension of all business and financing with traders active in the Brazilian Amazon; “The Amazon is on fire. Corporations share the blame. They need to…
August 29, 2019
Protesters Target Insurance Giant AIG Over Adani Coal Mine
For immediate release: Thursday, August 29, 2019 PHOTOS: Protesters Target Insurance Giant AIG Over Adani Coal Mine 106,384 petition signatures handed over at the insurer’s Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane offices…
August 22, 2019
Joint Statement from Indigenous Environmental Network and Rainforest Action Network on the Amazon Rainforest fires
For Immediate Release Contact: Christopher Herrera, Rainforest Action Network, 510. 290. 5282 Joint Statement from Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director of Indigenous Environmental Network; and Lindsey Allen, Executive Director of…
August 22, 2019
Rainforest Action Network statement on Amazon Rainforest Wildfires
Ginger Cassady, Forest Program Director at Rainforest Action Network (RAN), said: “We know that protecting tropical rainforests and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples are some of the most important…
August 15, 2019
NGOs Call on U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced using Forced Labor
Procter & Gamble major importer of “illicit” palm oil products produced by Malaysia’s FGV Washington, D.C. – Today a coalition of labor, environmental, and social justice NGOs filed a formal…
August 15, 2019
Precedent-Setting Agreement Conserves Rainforest in Palm Oil Concession for Orangutan and Elephant Conservation
Driven by desire to be accepted back into the global marketplace, Indonesian oil palm plantation company commits to manage part of its leased lands for conservation In a rare good…