Notes from the Soy Highway
A joint dispatch from Jodie and Andrea, RAN campaigners traveling through Argentina and Paraguay: The trip between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Asuncion, Paraguay, takes 16 hours by bus. Although about…
Environmental Justice Community says NO to Carbon Trading!
Hot on the heels of an amazing speaking tour by members of the Durban Group for Climate Justice – a coalition of mostly California-based groups spoke out today opposing carbon-trading…
KI Chief facing jail time for defending land
“I’m prepared to go to jail for my belief in my land.” Those words were spoken by Chief Donny Morris in a Thunder Bay Ontario courtroom on January 25th. With…
Is Al Gore joining the Global Finance Campaign?
Al Gore keeps saying the most interesting things. I think he must read our website when surfing the internet late at night. This week, speaking to financial leaders controlling $20…
GM folds under pressure: greenwashing 2.0 and the aesthetic of authenticity
We’ve been getting some good press lately about how GM’s public relations people decided to turn off some features on gmnext.com and hold a special forum in response to our…
OSU Students Intercept President Gee – Twice!
Check out this update from our friends at OSU Today, Thursday the 14th, Free The Planet members directly confronted OSU President Gordon Gee, not once, but twice. This morning I…
OSU sit-in ends – the story from the inside
Students sitting-in President Gee’s office at OSU in Columbus, Ohio left peacefully at around 5:00pm yesterday. Everyone who participated in both the sit-in and the rally outside the administration’s building…
OSU sit-in ends – the story from the inside
Students sitting-in President Gee’s office at OSU in Columbus, Ohio left peacefully at around 5:00pm yesterday. Everyone who participated in both the sit-in and the rally outside the administration’s building…
OSU sit-in ends – the story from the inside
Students sitting-in President Gee’s office at OSU in Columbus, Ohio left peacefully at around 5:00pm yesterday. Everyone who participated in both the sit-in and the rally outside the administration’s building…
Mercenaries, Mining & Martyrs
At the end of January leaders from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation began sentencing proceedings for contempt of court charges in Ontario provincial court. The road to this point has…
Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
OSU Students Sit-in to Support Grassy Narrows
About an hour ago, five students at Ohio State began a sit-in to demand ethical standards for the purchase of wood and paper. The members Free The Planet, a student…
Dispatches from Climate Struggles in the Southeast
Students and youth in the southeast are FIRED UP! I just spent the weekend at Valdosta State University in Georgia with 400+ folks from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
RAN Grassroots Confronts “new push for authenticity by companies”
As promised, General Motors hosted a live webchat to address “corporate greenwashing” for RAN supporters yesterday. The Detroit News covered the event, featuring GM executive Brent Dewar “answering” questions from…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Get Over It, and Start Taking Action
Ok, so this article was posted over a month ago. But I just saw it! One of the reasons I am so proud to work for this organization is because…
Wall Street announces “Carbon Principles” – but what do they mean?
So, big news on Wall Street today regarding coal and our climate. Three of the largest investment banks (Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan Chase) announced the formation of the…
UPDATE: GM Responds to RAN Activists!
Last week I told you that RAN supporters shut down interactive features on General Motor’s new greenwashing website, gmnext.com. We posted pictures of student activists at the Detroit auto show…