Keep it in the Ground Leaders Risk Arrest to Demand President Obama Halt New Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands
For Immediate Release, September 15, 2016 Contact: Blair FitzGibbon, 202-503-6141, blair@soundspeedmedia.com BREAKING: Over 40 Frontline, Indigenous, and Climate Leaders Occupy the Department of the Interior to Demand President Obama End Fossil Fuel Lease…
‘Keep it in the Ground’ Movement Delivers One Million Signatures to the White House
For Immediate Release, September 15, 2016 Contacts: Blair FitzGibbon, 202-503-6141, blair@soundspeedmedia.com Virali Modi-Parekh, Rainforest Action Network, 510-747-8476, virali@ran.org ‘Keep it in the Ground’ Coalition Delivers One Million Signatures to White House; Movement Calls…
Biggest Little Climate Rally in the World!
A grassroots rebellion against oil, gas and coal extraction on public lands is spreading across the U.S. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to auction off our public lands,…
The Hill: We need more from Obama to fight climate change
“The president recently made a bold move to halt new coal leases on public lands, but the clock is ticking down faster — both on Obama’s presidency and on our…
Alternet: Corruption, Human Rights Violations and Unchecked Pollution
“On the opening day of the Paris climate talks, global consumer goods brands Unilever and Marks & Spencer have announced plans to join a major public-private partnership, launched and supported…
Time: Why The Push for a More Ambitious Paris Agreement Is Gaining Traction
“Scientists have long-held that global temperature rise needs to be kept to 2°C (3.6°F) by 2100 to avoid some of the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Preventing temperatures from…
Good: Why Doesn’t the Trans-Pacific Partnership Mention Climate Change?
“As Lindsey Allen, executive director of the conservation organization Rainforest Action Network, wrote recently in The Guardian, many of these fires are a “direct result of the industrial manipulation of…
CBS Denver: Demonstrators Block BLM Office Entrance To Protest Mineral Rights Auction
“The Bureau of Land Management holds auctions four times per year for underground mineral rights. According to officials, Thursday’s auction marked the first time that protesters have blocked off traffic…
Bloomberg: Goldman Criticized for `Half-Measures’ on Cutting Coal Support
“The pledge fell short of commitments this year from companies including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., according to the Rainforest Action Network, an advocacy group that’s pushed banks…
Vice: Indonesia Is Finally Arresting People Burning Down Its Forests
“Gemma Tillack, head of the Rainforest Action Network’s agribusiness campaign, said the arrests are “a very strong indication” that the president — commonly known as Jokowi — “is getting serious…