The Proximity of Hope at the UN Climate Summit

The past few days have been exhilarating as hundreds of thousands of people around the globe display their insistence and commitments to tackling the imminent threats of climate change. United…

Diet for a Healthy Planet

Will the U.S. Government finally weigh the climate impacts of our food choices when determining official recommendations on what Americans should be eating?   All eyes are on the U.S….

Be a Part of the Biggest Climate March in History

On September 21, New York City will see the biggest climate march in history.  Be a part of it!  You know the deadly effects of climate change: more storms like…

The Coal Industry is Getting Desperate

The coal industry’s mouthpieces in Washington are getting desperate. This week, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) had this to say about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power…

Pressure is working: Cargill is on the move

Today, after seven years of nonstop pressure from RAN, agribusiness giant Cargill – the largest importer of palm oil into the U.S. – made a major new pledge to root…

Building Bridges: Connecting Animals & The Environment

There has been an unusual disconnect between the environmental justice and animal rights communities that seems to have plagued our movements for some time.  That doesn’t mean animal rights activists…