Forest Crime Scene Unit Investigates OfficeMax
At high noon on Tuesday, January 8 2008 a highly trained forest crime scene unit arrived at OfficeMax in San Francisco to investigate. OfficeMax has been under suspicion for some…
The Controversy in Grassy Narrows Heats Up
Tension continues to mount in Grassy Narrows. We learned over the weekend that four clan mothers in the community have built a wigwam on an isolated logging road in the…
The Controversy in Grassy Narrows Heats Up
Tension continues to mount in Grassy Narrows. We learned over the weekend that four clan mothers in the community have built a wigwam on an isolated logging road in the…
The Controversy in Grassy Narrows Heats Up
Tension continues to mount in Grassy Narrows. We learned over the weekend that four clan mothers in the community have built a wigwam on an isolated logging road in the…
Save Mr. Splashy Pants
Over New Years, my partner and I took a trip down to Baja, Mexico. We stayed in a lovely little town on the coast called Ensenada where we enjoyed great…
2008: $100 per barrel and another mammoth challenge for climate change activists
Every now and then the Wall Street Journal provides some proverbial food for thought that exceeds its mandate of invisible hand ideology. In a recent piece – Oils Hits $100,…
Reclaimed Land
Our friends at Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, a community based group fighting mountaintop removal, amongst other things, made this video about the devestating effects of coal mining on the land…
Al Gore calling for Direct Action against coal?!
In today’s NY Times, there is a great op-ed talking about the magnitude of the climate crisis. People are still talking about Al Qaeda as our biggest concern, but that…
Global warming deniers: A well-funded machine
“If you think those who have long challenged the mainstream scientific findings about global warming recognize that the game is over, think again…” Great cover story in the current issue…
Did Bush’s EPA chief quit after Dick Cheney changed power plant laws?
Former EPA director Christine Whitman is having a rough time lately. She was appointed by Bush to head the environmental agency, until she abruptly resigned in 2003. A few weeks…
Moving towards a moratorium on coal: recent victories
Early 2007 has seen a sea change in the movement for a moratorium on coal. While there are still approximately 140 proposed coal plants on the drawing board in the…
Moving towards a moratorium on coal: recent victories
Early 2007 has seen a sea change in the movement for a moratorium on coal. While there are still approximately 140 proposed coal plants on the drawing board in the…
The energy bill passes.
We here at RAN join the Grist crew in being underwhelmed by the new energy bill. Requiring 35 mpg fleet fuel economy in a decade or so is a modest…
The energy bill passes.
We here at RAN join the Grist crew in being underwhelmed by the new energy bill. Requiring 35 mpg fleet fuel economy in a decade or so is a modest…
Dogbert the green consultant
“You can’t save the Earth unless you’re willing to make other people sacrifice.”
Dogbert the green consultant
“You can’t save the Earth unless you’re willing to make other people sacrifice.”
Google Cars?
On Monday of this week, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, announced the launch of their 10 million dollar plug-in hybrid electric vehicle initiative (RechargeIT), and unveiled the largest solar…
Pardee Homes: Is this the way you want to live?
On Saturday June 9th RAN activists headed to Sacramento to protest Pardee Homes’ newest developments at Poppylane and Cottonwood. The action was great – we spent most of the morning…
Pardee Homes: Is this the way you want to live?
On Saturday June 9th RAN activists headed to Sacramento to protest Pardee Homes’ newest developments at Poppylane and Cottonwood. The action was great – we spent most of the morning…
Pardee Homes: Is this the way you want to live?
On Saturday June 9th RAN activists headed to Sacramento to protest Pardee Homes’ newest developments at Poppylane and Cottonwood. The action was great – we spent most of the morning…
Pardee Homes: Is this the way you want to live?
On Saturday June 9th RAN activists headed to Sacramento to protest Pardee Homes’ newest developments at Poppylane and Cottonwood. The action was great – we spent most of the morning…
Make Labor Day Everyday In Oakland
Saturday turned out to be Labor Day in Oakland and I joined a group of friends that joined pickets that led to the ILWU shutting down the Port of Oakland…
Deforestation leading cause of Global Warming
OK – we know that forests trap carbon which helps reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We know that planting trees and restoring forests increases the depth…
And DC…
RAN supporters and a large group of Energy Actionites descended into our nation’s capital outside a Merrill Lynch corporate office today. It seems a bit more chilly in DC but…
NYT on “capture-ready” coal plants
Today’s New York Times highlights growing skepticism about “clean coal.” Coal companies like TXU are trying to have their cake and eat it too. Industry spin describes plants like the…