RAN Annual Report 2021-2022
Our strength is in our NETWORK. We stand at a critical juncture for life on planet Earth. At stake is our climate, the rich biodiversity of flora and fauna that sustains us, and the future that our children, and their children, will inherit.
These U.S. Banks Are Financing Climate Chaos through Fossil Fuel Expansion
We’ve heard lofty net zero promises over the last year from the top U.S. banks – Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs. But…
This CEO Could Thwart Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Plans
Evan Greenberg may not be a household name, but he should be, as CEO of the world’s largest publicly-traded property and casualty insurer: Chubb. Chubb provides insurance coverage for everything…
Rio Grande Valley: At Risk from From Fracked Gas Terminals
Years of sustained local community resistance and international support has kept three liquefied natural gas projects (aka LNG or fracked gas) at bay in the southern Texas border town of…
The Trans Mountain Pipeline Threatens Livelihoods and Ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest
This is an opinion piece by RAN Insurance Campaign Coordinator, Mary Lovell, and was originally published on Common Dreams. I recently celebrated my 31st birthday, and I had the joy…
Carbon Bomb Scandals: Big Brands Driving Climate Disaster for Palm Oil
New Investigation Exposes Consumer Goods Giants Still Buying Illegal Palm Oil From Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem *View and download the full report here. Published the first day…
Major Brands Fail to Halt Deforestation and Restore Forests in Leuser’s Tripa Peatland
Peatland destruction continues in ‘world’s orangutan capital’ within concession of palm oil producer PT. Surya Panen Subur II Conflict Palm Oil production from a notorious palm oil company responsible for…
The Reckless Violence of the Supreme Court
West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency will limit the ability of the EPA to regulate carbon emissions, restrict the development and enforcement of pollution standards, and severely hamper the effort to fight climate change.