Big Banks Have a Major Decision to Make on Keystone XL
Transcanada’s proposed 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline is on shaky ground once again. The project, which still needs two key ingredients –– permits and money –– was delivered a major…
3 RANimals in Poland
Three of us from RAN’s climate and energy team––Paddy, Jason and myself––have just arrived in Katowice, a small city in the heart of Polish coal mining country for COP24, the…
Global Energy Agency Says Addressing Climate Means No New Fossil Fuel Projects
In a surprising shift in rhetoric, Fatih Birol, executive director of the world’s most influential energy think tank, has recently stated that the world cannot expand fossil fuel supply and…
A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration From the Amazon
I am Nemonte Nenquimo. My name means Many Stars. My people are the Waorani and our forest is our home. I am a Waorani woman and a mother.
Federal judge delays the Keystone XL Pipeline once more
The notorious Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline has hit yet another major legal roadblock. On Thursday November 8, a federal judge overturned President Trump’s approval of the project, finding the administration in breach of key environmental laws.
Stop the Olympics from destroying the rainforests
RAN and our partners — TuK Indonesia and WALHI — have been investigating a giant logging and palm oil company called Korindo, which has been cutting down rainforests in Indonesia. Korindo’s timber supply chain extends into some of the most biodiverse tropical ecosystems in the world, including the home of the critically endangered Bornean orangutan.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Rainforest defenders, torture and banks
What do human rights abuses, 2020 Olympics and banks have in common? Wrongfully arrested and tortured by police for defending their own land… These are just a couple of the unimaginable human tragedies we’ve discovered in the rainforests of North Maluku, Indonesia.
Breaking News: Indofood Penalized
Today, Indonesia’s largest food company, Indofood, was SANCTIONED by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the world’s largest certification system for “sustainable” palm oil. Demand that buyers, joint venture partners, and financiers end all business with Indofood until the company adopts a comprehensive “No Deforestation, No Peatland Destruction, No Exploitation” policy and implementation plan.
The Day After: And Tomorrow
Our Executive Director, Lindsey Allen’s perspective on the recent US Midterm Elections and what the results mean for the forests, climate, and our work.
10 Alternative Treats for Halloween
In our last blog, we asked YOU: what are fun alternatives to problematic candy this Halloween? Most of us love chocolate, but too many candymakers are more concerned about profits than about rainforests being destroyed by Conflict Palm Oil (which is found in their chocolate!).
Trick or Treat?
We answer questions about what to do with Conflict Palm Oil in candy and how we can demand more of the companies that still have it in their supply chains. We ask YOU for Halloween alternatives … stay tuned for your answers in our next blog!
Something Wicked…
Candymakers Nestlé, Mars, Hershey’s, and Mondelēz are still sourcing Conflict Palm Oil from PT SPS II, a company destroying habitat and rainforest in the orangutan capital of the world. Demand they put an end to the curse of Conflict Palm Oil.
Voices from the Frontlines: Rose’s Story
Seventeen-year-old Rose Whipple is from the Santee Dakota and Ho-Chunk nations, and serves as the Twin Cities Organizer for Honor The Earth. She’s working tirelessly to protect her homeland from Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Here’s why.
Who’s Banking Enbridge?
The Line 3 pipeline runs roughshod over Indigenous rights and threatens our shared climate by expanding access to dirty tar sands oil.
RAN targets MUFG Union Bank during Global Climate Action Summit
Banks have a critical role to play in the transition we need to a zero-carbon future. Unfortunately, many big banks continue to fund fossil fuels and deforestation over sustainable and…
Why Defending Indigenous Rights is Integral to Fighting Climate Change
For years, environmental groups have focused solely on threats to wildlife like polar bears while ignoring the immediate and alarming threats that environmental pollution and climate change pose to communities…
15 Stunning Photos from The Last Place on Earth
The Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important rainforests in Southeast Asia, is being destroyed for massive industrial development including the expansion of palm oil plantations.
High stakes: Enbridge’s Line 3 vs Cultural survival & Climate stability, Banks back oil
Tar sands pipelines are proving to be a risky business: three major pipeline projects have stalled in the last two years. Economically, socially, and environmentally, new tar sands projects carry…
JPMorgan Chase can’t hide from the truth.
The time is now to stand up against climate change. The time is now to stand up against JPMorgan Chase. That’s why on May 15 in Plano, Texas, we decided…
Indofood: the perfect microcosm of how the financial system is still part of the problem
Indonesia’s largest food company, Indofood Sukses Makmur (Indofood), has been under increasing scrutiny since 2016 for its egregious violations of human rights linked to its palm oil operations. Indofood is…
Activists Disrupt PepsiCo NYC Office
On Monday, activists stormed PepsiCo’s office in Manhattan to demand the snack food giant stop deforestation and exploitation. Watch the live stream of the action here. Activists line up across…
Banks Reject Adani’s Australian Antics But Fall Short on Coal at Large – A Banking on Climate Change Case Study
This case study was written by Greig Aitken of BankTrack for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2018 . PHOTO: Max Phillips…
Houston: Hurt by the Causes and Symptoms of Climate Change – A Banking on Climate Change Case Study
This case study was co-written by Ruth Breech of RAN and Juan Parras, Founder and Director of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS), for our latest bank report card, Banking…
Jordan Cove: Bad Idea, Bad Investment – A Banking on Climate Change Case Study
This case study was written by Lesley Adams of Waterkeeper Alliance for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2018. 2017 Rally at…
Opposing the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline – A Banking on Climate Change Case Study
This case study was co-written by Ruth Breech of RAN and Tara Houska, National Campaigns Director of Honor the Earth for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change:…