RAN Announces Lindsey Allen as Acting Executive Director
Today, we’re pleased to announce the appointment of Lindsey Allen, RAN’s Forest Program Director, as our Acting Executive Director. Lindsey has been the Forest Program Director at RAN since October…
Bob Kincaid: Self-Determination, Appalachian Style
Guest post by Bob Kincaid – Board Chair of Coal River Mountain Watch It is a historic day for Appalachia. Long one of America’s most neglected regions, Appalachia has suffered for…
UC Students Give Bank of America Recruiters a Reality Check
This morning, Bank of America campus recruiters at the University of California (UC) at Berkeley who were working to recruit students into the bank’s internship program got a reality check…
Bostonians Uniquely Positioned to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
Did you hear? Rainforest Action Network is focused on the Bay State now. Massachusetts is home to several of Bank of America’s top executives, and if the company took a…
The Loss of Our Visionary Leader, Rebecca Tarbotton
This is not the year-end message I wanted to send. Instead of a rousing appeal for support for our plans, I have to be the bearer of terrible news. Our…
Rainforest Action Network Mourns the Unexpected Loss of Our Visionary Executive Director, Rebecca Tarbotton
Our organization, and the community that has grown around it for more than 25 years, are mourning the loss of Rebecca Tarbotton, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday while vacationing in…
Tell Banks to Stop Financing the Destruction of Blair Mountain
A Guest Blog by Brandon Nida, Organizer—Blair Mountain Heritage Alliance Many people have not heard of the Battle of Blair Mountain, let alone a place called Adkins Fork in Logan County,…
Guest Blog: Earth Quakers Deliver Toxic Water to PNC Banks
A Guest Blog by Amy Ward Brimmer, Executive Director—Earth Quaker Action Team On December 1, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) put PNC Bank on notice: the campaign to stop PNC…
America’s Worst Ecological Disaster, Brought To You By Bank of America
“This dusty old dust is a-gettin’ my home, And I got to be driftin’ along.” -Woody Guthrie, “So Long, It’s Been Good To Know Yuh” This past weekend I watched…
“I Ain’t Collateral Damage. I Am Somebody”
This past weekend I went to West Virginia to say goodbye to my friend Larry Gibson. He passed away on September 9th on his home on Kayford Mountain, West Virginia….