MayDay Uproar for Cargill!
Each year, around 35,000 people gather to enjoy the incredible MayDay parade and festival in Minneapolis. This year Rainforest Action Network’s Twin Cities chapter was happy to contribute to this…
Student Power Ends Coal Power at University of North Carolina
Some nice work outta the University of North Carolina (UNC) today. The campus student group, Coal Free-UNC, drew a line in the sand and won their campaign this week. UNC…
Ghana’s Forest Reserves under Threat
Written by John F. Akwetey (RAN Ghana) In line with the government’s election campaign promise of a better Ghana Agenda, licences are given to multinational companies to mine in our…
Chris Noth Hosts RAN’s Fabulous 25th Birthday Bash in NYC
On Thursday, April 29th, Sex and the City star (and RAN’s newest Honorary Board member) Chris Noth threw RAN a fabulous birthday bash at Manhattan’s (Le) Poisson Rogue. Chris Noth…
Digging for Answers on Coal?
Here’s a list of great resources for keeping up-to-speed with the movement to keep coal in the ground. Coal Swarm Find out about coal in your state, existing and proposed…
General Mills Under National Fire: New York to Minnesota
Last week was a busy one for General Mills, finding themselves increasingly under public scrutiny. Not only are hundreds of children across the country now pressuring the company to get…
A Safer New School for the Children of Marsh Fork Elementary
So happy to get some good news from the Coal River Valley this week. Marsh Fork Elementary School, will be moved to a safer location. West Virginia Governor Manchin held…
Chevron’s Legal Team Sets Sights on the First Amendment, and Filmmaker.
Chevron has spent millions on lawyers in order to delay and deny justice to the 30,000 Ecuadorean people impacted by the oil giant’s massive oil contamination in the Amazon. Now…
Winner of RAN’s 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest!
Congratulations to the Winner of Rainforest Action Network’s 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest: Name: Kayla Smith Grade: 6th Teacher: Amy Cole School: Thompkins Middle School Location: Evansville, IN —- Congratulations…
Cleaning up The Other Royal Bank
We’ve been going after the Royal Bank of Canada for bankrolling the tar sands for some time now. Today, we went after the other Royal Bank–the Royal Bank of Scotland–with…
New Reporting from Citi on their Mountaintop Removal Financing
In 2009 RAN urged Citi to stop financing mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining, the environmental tragedy that is destroying the Appalachian landscape and poisoning communities. Citi’s initial response, a statement…
Climate Ground Zero Activist Sentenced to 60 Days
Last Thursday, Jacqueline Quimby got 60 days for blocking a Massey haul road back in Oct (see below.) You’d think the criminal justice system in West Virginia would have better…
Five Arrested at Valmont Power Plant in Colorado
UPDATE: Everyone is out of jail charged with misdemeanor trespass. Donate to legal support Boulder Activists Unfurl Banner and Erect Wind Turbines on Top of Giant Coal Pile Boulder, CO…
Grassy Narrows Seeks Justice After 4 Decades of Mercury Poisoning
RAN supported the community of Grassy Narrows in Ontario, Canada with a $3,000 grant facilitated through our role as an advisor to Global Greengrants Fund for 2 public events in…
General Mills: What’s in My Breakfast that’s Killing Orangutans?
Thanks to over 700 activists from across the country who signed up to participate in two separate weeks of action targeting General Mills’ cereal brands, thousands of grocery store shoppers…
Another visit to the EPA and this time we’re invited!
Last month, when RAN paid a visit to the Environmental Protection Agency, we were uninvited, and spent 30 hours locked down to their front lawn in Washington DC, urging EPA…
How Bolivia celebrates Earth Day
This morning my email inbox was full of advocacy groups commemorating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. As the ecological systems that support life are reaching their brink, there is…
Take Action: Chevron’s Board Must Stand for Human Rights
Yesterday we launched our newest action alert. We are communication directly to Chevron’s Board Members. In CEO John Watson’s first 5 months he as refused to do what is right…
Dispatch 1: Rumbo a Cochabamba
The historic gathering of the worlds most affected by climate change is kicking off in Cochabamba this week. Delegations of grassroots activists from the U.S. are going to help give…
Blowing General Mills’ FUSE in Chicago
Last night eleven activists stormed the downtown Chicago Marriott Hotel, site of the 2010 FUSE industry conference, to warn General Mills that they must stop delaying and protect endangered orangutans…
Peat 101: What’s the Story of Peat?
Last month, I took a trip to Indonesia, in part, to learn the story of peat. While peat is not a part of the average American’s vocabulary, it is a…
Bird Dogging the Coal Barons
Being an anti-coal activist leaves you with mixed emotions. Frustration, anger, triumph, joy, sadness and, of course, amazement at the ability of the coal industry to get away with spinning…
Outraged Seattle Chase Customers Close Their Bank Accounts
I’m in Seattle today with an amazing crew of activists who have had enough. They are fed up with Chase bank financing environmental destruction and after weeks of protesting at…
Don Blankenship: An American Tragedy
This past week the eyes of the world have been focused on the tragic events at Big Branch mine in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where 29 underground coal miners…
Greenwash of the Week: The Copenhagen Accord
This week’s hilarious *and dangerous* Greenwash of the Week webisode takes on The Copenhagen Accord, a political greenwash of epic proportions. This week’s episode comes on the heels of a…