KI6 and Bob Lovelace are Free!
Last week, as hundreds of supporters gathered to demand their release, Bob Lovelace and the KI6 won a ground breaking legal appeal to secure their unconditional release. The community leaders…
Gathering of Mother Earth Protectors, day two
An update on the Gathering of Mother Earth Protectors at Queens Park in Toronto by Judy Rebick (via their blog): Today was the second day of the Gathering of Mother…
Hundreds Kick off a Week of Protest in Toronto
Update: Photos can be found here and here. RAN joined with more than a dozen other groups to sponsor a week-long occupation of the Ontario Legislature in Ontario. Pictures and…
Xingu: A sea of forest surrounded by agribusiness
After spending 4 days at the “Encontro Xingu”, I had the opportunity to fly over the entire Xingu river basin beginning in Altamira, Para and ending in Canarana, Mato Grosso…soy…
NO to Dams in Brazilian Amazon: Report from “Encontro Xingu”
***NOTE: This is essentially a report on the historic gathering, from my perspective. I meant to post daily blogs, but internet access in Altamira was non-existent in the hotel I…
Let Me Introduce You to Bunge
You’re not alone. Bunge has a rather low profile, and up until now they’ve delighted in that. But, RAN is doing everything to change this. And, tomorrow in New York…
“The oil guys bring bottled water when they come here”
Update: Pictures from the trip are here. I’m in a pool hall in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, about 1,800 miles north of my home in San Francisco. The only road that…
Public Interest Groups Oppose Carbon Capture Scam
In conjunction with the international release of a report by Greenpeace today – that identifies the ridiculous risk, uncertainty and cost associated with industry-driven plans for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS),…
Supermarket Sleuths: Are they hiding rainforest destruction in our supermarkets?
It is not every day that we here at RAN get to announce the launch of a major new strategy… but today is one of those exciting days! The Rainforest…
“Multi-Stakeholder” Process Misses the Mark (Police and barricades installed to prevent access)
I don’t necessarily expect to be welcomed into a closed, board-room meeting. Or, the secret negotiations of nation-states as they deliberate economic agreements, or arms deals. But, when a process…