Visibility and People Power Fuel Campaign Results
At RAN, easy access to information and media amplification help move people in that direction. For example, when we published our Banking on Climate Chaos report, Forbes ran the headline…
Action Debrief: Bridges and Banners in Cincinnati!
RAN’s social media strategist Kalyxa Roman joins our latest YouTube installment to talk about RAN’s two years of protest against P&G in Cincinnati, including highlights from a daring banner drop on a suspension bridge.
Oops… did we disrupt your Insurance Leadership Conference?
On October 1st, dozens of Colorado residents gathered outside the Insurance Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs. While execs from the world’s worst fossil fuel insurers, like Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Hartford,…
Why hundreds of activists marched on Bank of America during Climate Week
Every dollar spent on fossil fuels pushes our climate further into chaos and violates human rights by supporting the extraction, pollution, and destruction of lives and communities. Bank of America…
We Took Our Demands to the Doorstep of Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg
Last month, RAN and partners in New York City built a two-story oil derrick right outside Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg’s house. Because while he’s making insurance deals and crunching profits…
Join Rainforest Action Network at the Global Climate Strikes!
I’ve been out in the streets taking action for people and the planet for almost 20 years. I’ve participated in hundreds of protests and taken action around the world, but…
Vermont Stands Up Against Keystone XL
This blog post is by Geoff Gardner of West Fairlee, Vermont. Geoff is a member of a No KXL activist group in the state’s Upper Valley. This is a story…
Eight Mountain Fighters Jailed After Taking Action Against Coal Company
“If it was easy they wouldn’t call it ‘struggle.’” —Old anarchist saying Not long ago, before fracking, before Keystone XL, the environmental issue in the headlines was mountaintop removal coal…
Canada Approves Northern Gateway Pipeline, Opponents Vow Fierce Resistance
“We will defend our territories whatever the costs may be.” — Alliance of 31 First Nations This week, despite broad public opposition, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper approved Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline….
Communities Speak Out Against Coal Plants
This morning, the EPA announced limits on carbon pollution from power plants. That’s a welcome step in fighting climate change—and it wouldn’t have happened without communities speaking out against coal plants….