Huge Victory in Chicago
I just got word today that the City of Chicago has struck a deal with Midwest Generation and plans to close its two dirty coal-fired power plants: the Fisk plant…
Occupy Our Food Supply: Create/Resist Reportback
Yesterday’s Occupy Our Food Supply global day of action was by all accounts a resounding success. The day included more than 100 events across the globe that united an unprecedented…
Michael Ableman: We are the 2% – Occupy our Land, Occupy our Food
We are the 2% we call farmers. We are not out carrying banners and marching on Wall Street, we are on the land, in our fields, planting seeds, cultivating crops,…
Vandana Shiva: Create Food Democracy, Occupy our Food Supply
The biggest corporate takeover on the planet is the hijacking of the food system, the cost of which has had huge and irreversible consequences for the Earth and people everywhere….
Monsanto And Cargill: The Thugs Of Big Food
Just days before the massive global day of action to Occupy our Food Supply, I thought I’d take a look at just who some of these agribusiness thugs really are….
Coal Company Seeks Approval For Export Facility On Columbia River
King Coal doesn’t give in so easy. Millennium Bulk Logistics, a subsidiary of Ambre Energy, announced today that it has re-filed paperwork seeking approval from Cowlitz County, WA to build…
How Low Can Chevron Go?
How low can Chevron go? It seems the company is determined to find out. Having lost a major environmental lawsuit in both US and Ecuador courts based on the merits…
Northwest Coal Feeling The Heat
Things are getting hot in the Northwest. This past weekend, youth and radical activists took to the streets in what will become an increasing escalation of actions to stop western…
Land Conflicts Spark Occupy-type Protests In Indonesia
Here at Rainforest Action Network, I’m gearing up for the Occupy Our Food Supply global day of action on February 27th,…
How To Make Wheatpaste
Ever wanted a cheap, nontoxic adhesive? Lucky for you, everything you need is probably sitting in your cupboard. You can use your wheatpaste as a functional adhesive both indoors and…
Occupy Our Food Supply #F27 Social Media Day of Action: Register Now
Occupy Our Food Supply‘s Social Media Day of Action will join incredible healthy food advocates—including Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Willie Nelson, and Anna Lappé—with Occupy activists, social media influencers and…
Occupy Our Food Supply #F27 Blogger Day of Action: Register Now
Occupy Our Food Supply‘s Blogger Day of Action on February 27 will join luminaries of the food movement—like Dr. Vandana Shiva, Anna Lappe, Michael Ableman, and Raj Patel—with journalists and…
Chevron’s Kangaroo Court Issues Illegitimate, Unenforceable Ruling
The secret arbitration panel convened by Chevron in Washington, DC last week has issued its ruling — and not surprisingly, the trio of corporate lawyers has found that they have…
Occupy Our Food Supply
In just over a week’s time, thousands of people will descend on our food system by participating in a Global Day of Action to Occupy our Food Supply. Prominent thought…
The Climate Movement Just Delivered Over 800,000 Petition Signatures To The Senate
Update 02/16/12 01:32PM PT: 350.org just sent out the following update: Here’s where we stand: at the beginning of last week our opponents were confident and a Senate vote on…
The 99% Spring
This spring, RAN has joined an amazingly ambitious effort to train 100,000 Americans in non-violent direct action and start a movement to take our country back. Please read the call…
Occupy Our Food Supply: #F27 Social Media Guide
Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together over 60 Occupy groups from across the country, in addition to sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental groups, for…
Coal River Tree-sitter Sentenced To 7 Days In Jail
Direct action is not as glamorous as many would have you believe. Days, weeks, or years in jail or prison is not easy. But fighting to save precious land and…
Valentine Candy Alert
Did you buy chocolates today for someone you love? Take a quick second to scan the ingredients for palm oil and palm kernel oil. These controversial ingredients are no symbol…
Keystone XL Has Reared Its Ugly Head Again – And We Have 24 Hours To Stop It
The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has reared its ugly head yet again. This time, we have just 24 hours to stop it. President Obama rejected Keystone XL last month,…
We Brought A Kangaroo To Chevron’s Kangaroo Court
Chevron’s kangaroo court is meeting this weekend in a rented room in Washington, DC. We thought they might need an actual kangaroo for the meeting, so we brought one. It…
How To Occupy Cargill
Update: Occupy Cargill’s Phone Lines on #F27 If you can’t physically occupy a Cargill facility (see below), here is a quick and easy way to make a big difference just…
Strip Mining Appalachia’s History
We’re starting hear rumblings that Arch Coal might be preparing to begin mountaintop removal coal mining operations on historic Blair Mountain. Blair Mountain is the site of the second largest…
Chevron’s Kangaroo Court Is Its Most Shameless Ploy Yet For Evading Justice In Ecuador
It may sound like the plot of some hackneyed corporate espionage thriller, but it’s all too true: Having lost a massive environmental lawsuit in two different countries based on the…
EPA Rejects Palm Oil: Good News for Indonesian Rainforests
Before I started doing environmental work, I’d assumed that biofuel use would have a positive effect on the climate. It turns out the truth about biofuels is much more complex…