Remembering Becky Tarbotton: One Year Later
A year ago today the unimaginable happened. On December 26, 2012 we lost our executive director and friend, Rebecca Tarbotton. It was one of the hardest, most painful moments in…
The Last Message Becky Wrote To You
For the last two weeks, we’ve been grieving the loss of RAN’s beloved executive director, Rebecca Tarbotton, who died tragically on December 26. In late December, Becky was working on…
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…
RAN’s Rebecca Tarbotton Interviews Naomi Klein
Rainforest Action Network’s Rebecca Tarbotton interviews bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein. Klein has consistently been a voice for economic justice, international people’s movements and environmental sanity. Her sharp critique of…
1252 Arrested to Stop Keystone XL—Here’s What Comes Next
The groundswell of opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is something I’ve been following closely since this month’s sit-in at the White House, which saw the arrests of…
RAN, 350, Greenpeace: Now Is the Time for Nonviolent Action
Last Thursday, a federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah convicted activist Tim DeChristopher of two felony counts for disrupting the auction of more than 100,000 acres of federal land…
Did you REVEL for RAN’s birthday?
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 REVEL, RAN’s 25th birthday party was a smashing success on Thursday night, as almost 500 people came together to celebrate a quarter century of activism and victories challenging the…
The Dirty Business of “Clean Coal”
Nearly 50% of energy in the U.S. comes from coal, and now many industry propagandists are touting the benefits of a “cleaner” way of using this controversial fossil fuel. Check…