This post is by the RAN staff who were in New York as part of the People’s Climate March: Lindsey Allen, Ginger Cassady, Susana Cervantes, Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, Chelsea Matthews, Scott Parkin, Claire…
The past few days have been exhilarating as hundreds of thousands of people around the globe display their insistence and commitments to tackling the imminent threats of climate change. United…
Today, a day after the biggest climate march in history, #FloodWallStreet showed the climate movement’s power, focus and commitment. Underlining Wall Street’s role in driving the climate crisis, thousands of…
Early Sunday morning RAN joined the hundreds of thousands of people making their voice heard world wide. RAN’s message of the day was Challenge Corporate Power! Prepping the #ChallengeCorporatePower bloc!…
The air is thick with excitement and people-power as thousands and thousands are heading to New York to join in the People’s Climate March on Sunday. Rainforest Action Network…
Will the U.S. Government finally weigh the climate impacts of our food choices when determining official recommendations on what Americans should be eating? All eyes are on the U.S….
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
Do you read the ingredients of everything your child eats? I try to. As a mom, grocery shopping is no simple task. I’m constantly reading labels, on the hunt…
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
On September 23, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a summit of global politicians and emitters to discuss climate change in the lead up to the U.N. climate talks…
On Tuesday, five residents of Seattle and Everett, WA, working with Rising Tide Seattle, stopped work at a Burlington Northern Santa-Fe Rail Yard in Everett by erecting a tripod-structure on the…
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way today in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric. “Out…
We launched a campaign to turn up the heat on Pepsico and its use of Conflict Palm Oil. The goal has been to takeover its darkly ironic #LiveForNow advertising campaign…
On September 21, New York City will see the biggest climate march in history. Be a part of it! You know the deadly effects of climate change: more storms like…
Indonesian pulp and paper giant Toba Pulp Lestari has been operating recklessly in North Sumatra for years. The company’s mill has been poisoning communities and disrupting life and livelihoods for…
The Climate Action Fund was established by RAN in 2009 to award grants to frontline community groups that are fighting to prevent fossil fuels from being extracted. CAF is…
The front cover article of July’s Today’s Dietitian, titled Substituting Palm Oil for Trans Fat: Is Palm Oil a Good Alternative for Human Health and the Environment?, provides a wonderful…
We did it! We’ve won the first round in a fight against using U.S. tax dollars to finance the dirtiest coal projects around the world, thanks to an outpouring of…
The coal industry’s mouthpieces in Washington are getting desperate. This week, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) had this to say about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power…
July was another busy month over at RAN’s Facebook page! Here’s a look at the month’s most popular pictures. 3. The Bronze Panther for Third Most Popular Picture goes to…
Following the Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict Palm Oil, PepsiCo responded by announcing a Forestry Stewardship Policy and Palm Oil Commitment. Unfortunately, neither of these new promises are strong…
In late June, a team of RAN staff travelled to Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada to participate in the Tar Sands Healing Walk, which is organized and hosted by members of…
Today, after seven years of nonstop pressure from RAN, agribusiness giant Cargill – the largest importer of palm oil into the U.S. – made a major new pledge to root…
The coal lobby’s best friend in the Senate is trying to roll back progress on stopping climate change. West Virginia Democrat and “mouthpiece for the coal industry” Joe Manchin is…
In late June, a team of RAN staff travelled to Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada to participate in the Tar Sands Healing Walk, which is organized and hosted by members of…