Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va
Repost from itsgettinghotinhere.org Winning and Losing in Wise Co., Va Published by meegee, June 27th, 2008 Act Locally , Coal , Dirty Energy , Political Participation , mountain top removal…
Shame on ADM! Vote ADM for Corporate Hall of Shame TODAY!
Vote for ADM in the Corporate Hall of Shame Today! –Shame on ADM for its role in destroying tropical rainforests for soy and palm plantations; –Shame on ADM for displacing…
Canada Looking for Terrorists in Grassy Narrows
The National Post just reported that Canada’s top Federal spooks were keeping *really* close tabs on last year’s National Day of Action for Native Rights–apparently including protests planned in support…
Exxon off the hook for 1989 oil spill: Statement by Alaska Native Leader, Dune Lankard
I really don’t understand how oil companies get away with destroying people and the planet!!! After almost 20 years waiting for justice to prevail for the environment and local people…
Bringing the Climate Fight to King Coal’s Communities in North Carolina
Activists from around North Carolina have come together in Charlotte to take citizen action against Bank of America in their own company town. To highlight the socio-economic abuses perpetrated by…
Tar Sands Coming to Detroit – bad news for Detroiters
Sad news in Detroit: yesterday the expansion of the Marathon Oil Refinery was approved in Detroit. As you would expect from the ruthless, profiteering oil industry, the refinery is cited…
Old Growth Conference Call Recording – click to listen
LINK to the Grassy Conference Call – click here to listen On June 19th, 2008, RAN hosted a conference call to discuss the Old Growth Campaign’s part in the Indigenous…
Sometimes a Great Notion….
If you say something enough after a while people start to believe it. It’s been many years since I started working on global warming and climate justice issues. It’s also…
Grassy Victory Articles
Check out these lengthy news pieces on Grassy Narrows’ victory in kicking the clear-cut logging corporations off their territory – an area three times the size of Yosemite National Park….
Remember the Food Crisis?
In the last couple of months we’ve heard quite a bit about a global food crisis. There’s been a flurry of media coverage, emergency multilateral meetings (FAO), and concern even…
Climate Change is Making Us All Child Abusers
When it comes to climate change, we are all becoming child abusers. That’s the premise of a Father’s Day post by Marc Gunther of Fortune magazine in his blog, Corporate…
Michael Clayton Comes to Life as Corporations Spy on Activists
As activists challenging corporate power, Michael Clayton has nothing on us. A couple of months ago, Mother Jones posted an article about former cops and Secret Service digging through Greenpeace’s…
Greenwash of the Week: Nuclear Power
Click here to watch all the GOTW’s.
The Old Growth Campaign Victory – how did we do that?
RAN doesn’t have big campaign victories every day. We are definitely a very talented group of people who work with very talented activists, organizers, ally organizations, and community members every…
The Old Growth Campaign Victory – how did we do that?
RAN doesn’t have big campaign victories every day. We are definitely a very talented group of people who work with very talented activists, organizers, ally organizations, and community members every…
The Old Growth Campaign Victory – how did we do that?
RAN doesn’t have big campaign victories every day. We are definitely a very talented group of people who work with very talented activists, organizers, ally organizations, and community members every…
Richmond City Council Reverses Decision for Chevron
This is pretty disturbing. Two weeks ago, the Richmond City Council voted in support of a crude cap. Now they’ve reversed it. Look for community calls to action on this….
Found!: Over 400 Products with Rainforest Destruction
I’m not sure if it makes me really excited, or really sad, you all have registered over 400 palm oil filled products on www.TheProblemWithPalmOil.org! Mostly, it makes me really excited,…
Amazon Soy Moratorium Extended. RAN calls for expansion too!
Last week, we wrote to ADM, Bunge and Cargill, to call for an extension and expansion of the Amazon Soy Moratorium. Great news! The Soy Working Group (GTS), including U.S….
Converge for the Climate This Summer! Climate Action Gatherings in New York, Oregon and Virginia in late July/early Aug
This summer, Rising Tide (and many many friends and allies, including Rainforest Action Network) are converging around the country, and the world, to build a powerful grassroots movement to challenge…
Visit youth social movements in Brazil
Ever wonder where you can learn from models of successful social movements and urban youth organizing? Sao Paulo is busting at the seams with innovative, effective, creative and inspiring youth…
Grassy Narrows Victory Conference Call Thursday!
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know by know that RAN’s Old Growth Campaign had a major victory last week when AbitibiBowater, the largest paper company in the world,…
Grassy Narrows Victory Conference Call Thursday!
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know by know that RAN’s Old Growth Campaign had a major victory last week when AbitibiBowater, the largest paper company in the world,…
Grassy Narrows Victory Conference Call Thursday!
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know by know that RAN’s Old Growth Campaign had a major victory last week when AbitibiBowater, the largest paper company in the world,…
New indy film about 2005 deportation of Texan peace and environmental activist from Australia
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-800073345267667553&hl=en Not sure how well this is known in the RAN blogosphere, but in 2005, before I came to RAN, I was detained and forcibly removed from Australia for reasons…