Dispatch from the Roundtable on (so called) Sustainable Palm Oil
Where to start? For the last 5 days, I have been observing the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in the resort area of Nusa Dua, Bali. Just like last…
RAN Grassroots Stick It to Palm Oil
I know, I know – after the past couple days, Halloween seems like it happened about three months ago. But I wanted to share my excitement with you about last…
HSBC Ad: Police Attacking Forest Activists
I have almost nothing to say. this is mostly just bizarre. And disgusting. The giant bank HSBC has a new ad depicting a violent police disruption of a forest protest….
Landmark Human Rights Trial Bowoto v. Chevron to Begin October 27th
From former RAN staffer Daniel Firger who is in the Bowoto v. Chevron courtroom this week in San Francisco Nigeria’s Delta State is not a good place to be an…
Town Hall Meeting rocked the East Bay
The Town Hall Meeting, “Rise Up and Green Up” of the Hecho en Califas festival at La Pena that we co-sponsored in Berkeley was a huge success It was one…
Rainforest Action Network’s Old Growth campaign is entering a new phase
Thanks in part to the support from tens of thousands of RAN activists and supporters, this past June the Grassy Narrows First Nation won an unprecedented victory when AbitibiBowater, the…
Activists raise a 150 square foot “FORECLOSED?” sign behind iconic Wall Street bull
With the economy in tatters and Congress fumbling for answers, at high noon today activists scaled the 40-foot flagpoles behind the iconic Wall Street bull and raised an American flag…
Sailboat Banner Creates Waves in Cargill’s Backyard
On Lake Minnetonka today, just down the road from Cargill’s world headquarters, the rainforest agribusiness campaign set sail amongst the hundred or so sailboats participating in a regatta in Wayzata…
Why Twinkies Destroy Rainforests and Cook the Planet
In the end, climate change made us quit. On most days, we’re like any other card-carrying, food-conscious environmentalists. My wife and I shop at our local natural grocery store, dutifully…
Spreading the word about Online Activism
What an inspirational week! The Rainforest Agribusiness campaigners, interns, and legions of supporters across the world have taken major steps to bring about the end of palm oil expansion into…