UK Climate Change Protesters Stop and Occupy Coal Train
Currently our cousins across the pond have hijacked a coal train bound for a coal plant. Their banner reads- “Leave It in the Ground” I guess we know where they…
RAND (not RAN) Study of Future Environmental Networks
A friend of mine found this RAND Corp. study from 2005 and recently passed it along. It’s a very wild scenario. The government and their think tanks are spending their…
Climate Ground Zero Action Camp: Day 4
Some of the magic of action camp kicks in when the group reaches a level of cohesion like it did today…suddenly the potential of the group is palpable as so…
Coal River residents suggest wind farm over mining
This week West Virginia residents suggested a wind farm over a strip mine in the Coal River Valley. “Coal River residents suggest wind farm over mining By Fred Pace, Register-Herald…
Message from JB Fobister in Grassy Narrows
JB Fobister is a Grassy Narrows member who has been a key part of the community’s work towards self-determination. He sends this message: Six years ago when we blocked the…
Greenwash of the Week: Thanks for Nothing, GM
To see all the GOTW’s so far, click here.
KI6 and Bob Lovelace are Free!
Last week, as hundreds of supporters gathered to demand their release, Bob Lovelace and the KI6 won a ground breaking legal appeal to secure their unconditional release. The community leaders…
Climate Ground Zero Action Camp: Day 3
As the camp begins preparing to apply new skills during Friday’s all-camp “simulation”, day three reactions are coming in via the Climate Ground Zero blog. From the new-school: 21 year…
Grassy Narrows Wins. For Real.
It was a regular day at RAN today, full of meetings and discussions with my ever so talented colleagues. Until about 3pm when David Sone, my fellow Old Growth campaigner,…
Grassy Narrows Wins. For Real.
It was a regular day at RAN today, full of meetings and discussions with my ever so talented colleagues. Until about 3pm when David Sone, my fellow Old Growth campaigner,…
Grassy Narrows Wins. For Real.
It was a regular day at RAN today, full of meetings and discussions with my ever so talented colleagues. Until about 3pm when David Sone, my fellow Old Growth campaigner,…
Climate Ground Zero Action Camp: Day 2
I’m sitting in front of the Greenpeace communications van, the pride and joy of Richard “Sky King” Dillman. Despite our relatively remote location, can transmit live audio, video or text…
Climate Change Ground Zero Action Camp: Day 1
I’m in Montana at the bottom of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. People are pouring into the “Climate Change Ground Zero Action Camp.” For the next week, we’ll be…
Gathering of Mother Earth Protectors, day two
An update on the Gathering of Mother Earth Protectors at Queens Park in Toronto by Judy Rebick (via their blog): Today was the second day of the Gathering of Mother…
North Carolina getting unfriendlier for mountaintop removal coal
Yesterday, two NC institutions stepped up for Appalachia. The North Carolina legislature introduced a bill to ban the burning of mountaintop removal coal in the state. NC is the 2nd…
Chevron, quickly becoming one of my least favorite companies on the planet.
Big oil is responsible for a lot of heinous crimes. They fund death squads cloaked as “private security” and help install brutal dictatorships that are friendly to their business. Being…
Nissan Initiates Second Wave of Electric Cars in U.S.
Nissan recently announced plans to produce electric vehicles for the U.S. market by 2010. This upstages announcements from both GM and Toyota, which have also announced plans for plug-in production….
New Green Powerplant Built in Duke CEO’s Front Yard
Rising Tide pranksters at it again. From the Rising Tide website: “May 25, 2008 – Charlotte, NC Today, activists with Asheville Rising Tide broke ground on a new 800 Mw…
The week in clean energy….
Pretty exciting week for clean energy. Here’s a snippet of news I’ve been reading about in the past few days. Rockport, MO town goes 100% wind! This rural town installed…
Hundreds Kick off a Week of Protest in Toronto
Update: Photos can be found here and here. RAN joined with more than a dozen other groups to sponsor a week-long occupation of the Ontario Legislature in Ontario. Pictures and…
Xingu: A sea of forest surrounded by agribusiness
After spending 4 days at the “Encontro Xingu”, I had the opportunity to fly over the entire Xingu river basin beginning in Altamira, Para and ending in Canarana, Mato Grosso…soy…
NO to Dams in Brazilian Amazon: Report from “Encontro Xingu”
***NOTE: This is essentially a report on the historic gathering, from my perspective. I meant to post daily blogs, but internet access in Altamira was non-existent in the hotel I…
Mountain Justice Summer Convenes in Harlan County USA
I am sure others will post more in greater detail, with pics, video and written reportbacks, but I just spent the past few days in Harlan, Kentucky with 200+ climate…
Bunge CEO Makes No Offer of Date or Flyover (Not Yet)
Bunge was clearly expecting us. When Judson Barros (director of the NGO FUNAGUS in Piauí, Brazil) and I entered the Sofitel and walked to the check-in for the shareholder meeting,…
Making Sex Green, or the Bicycle Booty Call
This article may not be appropriate for all audiences. It seems being green is really pervading all realms these days… I read this satirical little article penned by my friend…