I love my veggie grease…now what?
There is a growing consensus that the highly touted “fuel of the future” may not be the panacea that we once that it was. Agrofuels, made from large-scale industrial crops,…
OfficeMax and Grand & Toy day of action – more pictures!
Its the day after RAN’s OfficeMax and Grand & Toy day of action, yesterday OfficeMax and Grand & Toy locations across the United States and Canada heard hundreds of activists…
OfficeMax: Support the Moratorium in Grassy Narrows!
Reports from activists about their OfficeMax and Grand & Toy protests today are trickling in. It was a frigid and blustery day for a day of action, but people came…
Where is the action in Honolulu?
I’m in Honolulu this week, joining local organizers and activists outside the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) at the East-West Center on UH-Manoa’s campus. The 16 biggest carbon-emitting nations are here…
All Eyes on OfficeMax and Grand&Toy
Reports and pictures are just starting to roll in from the dozens of actions at OfficeMax and Grand & Toy locations throughout the US and Canada. Early this morning, Activists…
How Do They Do That? RAN NYC Sneaks Into Another Banker’s Meeting
This morning, three RAN NYC activists snuck into Citi’s Financial Investor’s Conference in New York City’s Waldorf Astoria. Despite the Waldorf’s reputation for screening party crashers, one environmentally-minded conference goer…
Tonight in SF–Food, Fuel, and La Via Campesina Global Struggle for Land Reform
Tonight at the Women’s Building, RAN, along with co-sponsors Grassroots International, Food First, California Food and Justice Coalition, Amazon Watch, Friends of the MST, and Global Exchange are hosting Rafael…
Major paper suppliers caught lying about recycled paper use
A major scandal is unfolding in Japan’s paper industry, centered around Japan’s two largest paper companies and two largest buyers of wood fiber from Tasmania, where old growth forests are…
Direct Action to Stop the War
The fifth anniversary of the war is fast approaching. That’s five years of senseless violence, torture, death and destruction initiated by our government. Trillions of dollars have been wasted, over…
I’m just one person! How can I help tell OfficeMax and Grand & Toy to support Indigenous rights?
For all the people who live in cities where no action is planned, and who still want to get involved – we’ve got a great alternative to planning an action!…
I’m just one person! How can I help tell OfficeMax and Grand & Toy to support Indigenous rights?
For all the people who live in cities where no action is planned, and who still want to get involved – we’ve got a great alternative to planning an action!…
I’m just one person! How can I help tell OfficeMax and Grand & Toy to support Indigenous rights?
For all the people who live in cities where no action is planned, and who still want to get involved – we’ve got a great alternative to planning an action!…
Freedom From Oil Video
While automakers plan to offer more buyouts, permanently close more plants and continue to drag their feet to mass produce cleaner more fuel efficient vehicles, our labor solidarity allies (Bob…
Greenwash of the Week: Coal industry buys off CNN debates
Coming to us via Think Progress: In Democratic presidential debate last night, CNN once again failed to ask any questions about global warming. Perhaps not surprisingly, last night’s debate was…
The Mainstream Media Spreads the Word about Palm Oil
It has been an amazing few weeks for media about palm oil. Three articles, from the Sacramento Bee, the NYTimes, and CNN.com highlighted the problems with the expansion of palm…
RAN Supporters Shut Down GM Greenwashing Site!
Last week RAN supports shut down one of the biggest and most ambitious online corporate greenwashing campaigns. To mark its 100th anniversary two weeks ago, General Motors launched a new…
RAN LA to Citi: “Stop Funding Global Warming”
Last Friday, activists with RAN LA held a small informative demo outside of a Los Angeles area Citi bank branch. Signs were held and flyers passed out. Citi’s representatives in…
Sea Shepards Activists Taken Hostage by Japanese Whalers
Two Sea Shepard’s activists that boarded a Japanese whaler were taken hostage while delivering a letter to the ship’s captain calling on them to stop the illegal killing of whales….
Bad News Day for Massey
Two bits of bad news for coal giant Massey Energy 1. Massey agreed to pay $30 million for lootin’ and pollutin’. “The country’s fourth-largest coal producer, Massey Energy Co., has…
2007. A rough year for coal – 59 plants cancelled!
Ahh, 2007. What a year. The iPhone made its debut (got one). The Harry Potter series comes to an end (never read a single one). Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, OJ…
Take action for food sovereignty on January 26th
On Saturday, January 26th, the Rainforest Agribusiness campaign will be joining hundreds of thousands of people across the world in a day of action being called by the World Social…
EBASE Pressures OfficeMax to Support Moratorium in Grassy Narrows
RAN’s international day of action for Indigenous rights is gaining steam! As of today, January 16, activists in 27 cities in the United States and Canada are planning actions at…
EBASE Pressures OfficeMax to Support Moratorium in Grassy Narrows
RAN’s international day of action for Indigenous rights is gaining steam! As of today, January 16, activists in 27 cities in the United States and Canada are planning actions at…
EBASE Pressures OfficeMax to Support Moratorium in Grassy Narrows
RAN’s international day of action for Indigenous rights is gaining steam! As of today, January 16, activists in 27 cities in the United States and Canada are planning actions at…
Woodlark Island will not be destroyed for palm oil!
About a month ago, I wrote about the tragedy of Woodlark Island, where 70% of the island was going to be converted into a monoculture palm oil plantation. Well, great…