Industry’s Dreams, Indigenous Nightmares: A Visit to the Alberta Tar Sands
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…
Closing Chicago’s Toxic Cloud Factories
Last month I was in Chicago to attend the U.S. Climate Action Network’s national meeting. The keynote speaker was Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Her speech focused…
The Tar Sands Healing Walk: A Photo-Diary
Last week, 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…
Eight Mountain Fighters Jailed After Taking Action Against Coal Company
“If it was easy they wouldn’t call it ‘struggle.’” —Old anarchist saying Not long ago, before fracking, before Keystone XL, the environmental issue in the headlines was mountaintop removal coal…
Canada Approves Northern Gateway Pipeline, Opponents Vow Fierce Resistance
“We will defend our territories whatever the costs may be.” — Alliance of 31 First Nations This week, despite broad public opposition, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper approved Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline….
APRIL Makes A Mockery Of Its Own “Sustainable” Forest Policy
Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL)—the second-largest Indonesian pulp & paper company—continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the…
What Do Siberian Tigers and American Forestry Workers Have in Common?
Remember when we told you about Lumber Liquidators’ connection with illegal logging in Russia? The clearing of critical forests in the Russian Far East, the last habitat of the endangered…
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining: Five Things You Need to Know
A few days ago, I sat down for an interview with the good folks at Living on Earth, Public Radio International’s weekly environmental news show. We talked about RAN’s work fighting…
Future of Tasmania’s World Heritage Forests Hangs in the Balance
The island of Tasmania is renowned for its wilderness, its vast expanse of towering forests, and its unique wildlife, including the Tasmanian devil. It’s also known for the bitter dispute over logging…
Communities Speak Out Against Coal Plants
This morning, the EPA announced limits on carbon pollution from power plants. That’s a welcome step in fighting climate change—and it wouldn’t have happened without communities speaking out against coal plants….
EPA Announces Rules to Limit Carbon Pollution: RAN Responds
This morning, Gina McCarthy, head of the EPA, announced new carbon pollution standards for power plants, the centerpiece of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. We welcome the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to…
Coal is Poisoning the Cape Fear River
This month, Rainforest Action Network and three allies testified at Bank of America’s annual shareholder meeting, urging them to drop coal, to stop profiting from environmental destruction and human rights…
Demand BLM Protect Chaco’s Sacred Sites From Fracking
New Mexico’s beautiful Chaco Canyon region is home to ancient ruins that are sacred to the Pueblo and Navajo people. Now, the government wants to let fossil fuel companies frack…
Keystone XL: Where Things Stand
It’s been one month since the climate movement won a significant delay on the Keystone XL pipeline. Since then, the oil industry and their political and media backers have gotten…
Thanks for an amazing Day of Action!
Thank you! The Global Day of Action was amazing, and PepsiCo absolutely heard your voice loud and clear. From Kuala Lumpur to San Francisco, Oslo to Cape Town, thousands of…
Time for France’s Biggest Bank to Stop Funding Mountaintop Removal Coal
This post is by Ben Collins of RAN and Yann Louvel of BankTrack. The campaign to stop bank financing of mountaintop removal coal mining is gaining momentum. For years, RAN…
Breaking: Global Day of Action Underway!
We’re winning. Because of you, PepsiCo is reeling. Over 300,000 of you have demanded PepsiCo cut Conflict Palm Oil from its products. Today, our Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict…
Bank of America and Drummond Coal in Colombia
This blog post has been updated. This month, Rainforest Action Network and three allies testified at Bank of America’s annual shareholder meeting, urging them to drop coal, to stop profiting…
A New Chapter for the Publishing Industry: Putting Promises into Practice
We don’t get to do this as often as we would like. Today, we get to share some good news with you. Thanks to your hard work and support over…
The True Cost of Coal
This week a double tragedy has struck the coal mining industry. On Monday night in West Virginia, a coal outburst at a Patriot-operated mine killed two miners. And on Tuesday…
Mountains, Water and Community
Last week, Rainforest Action Network and three allies testified at Bank of America’s annual shareholder meeting, urging them to drop coal, to stop profiting from environmental destruction and human rights…
Calling Out Conflict Palm Oil Laggards One By One
PepsiCo is the largest globally distributed snack food company in the world. But the company has yet to take steps to address its Conflict Palm Oil problem and break the…
Join the Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict Palm Oil: The Power is #InYourPalm
I recently heard Jane Goodall speak about the importance of having hope in a time when our planet’s natural systems teeter on the brink of collapse. She compared climate change…
Did You Hear The One About The Bank That Couldn’t Count?
Last week, Bank of America (BofA) admitted a huge accounting error—for several years, it claimed a whopping $4 billion more in capital than it actually has. The day BofA announced…
RAN Stands With Jaka. Will You?
Jaka, pictured here, was 14 years old when he began working on the palm oil plantation. My name is Ratri Kusumohartono, and I’ve traveled here from Indonesia to bring the…