Rebirth of a Dream
I coauthored this with Amy Ortiz, a student activist from the RAN network, who also works with Southern Energy Network. This past weekend, April 4-6th, something historic took place in…
Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups
This is REALLY disturbing, yet not surprising. Corporations talk a good game with all their greenwashing rhetoric, hiring public relations firms to give the company an environmental face, touring their…
Hey New York, Start Spreading the News, Citi’s AGM is coming to town
Shareholder season is upon us. It’s the time of the year where the corporations get together with their stockholders and give their annual reports about how they are profiting from…
CALL TO ACTION – Protest Bank of America’s Shareholders meeting!
For the past year, thousands of activists across the country and organizations including Rainforest Action Network, Rising Tide North America, Coal River Mountain Watch, Appalachian Voices, Mountain Justice Summer, SEAC…
One World, One Dream:Free Tibet!
I’ve had a pretty crazy inspiring week here in San Francisco. It’s a rare moment where you truly feel like an action has gotten into some cultural consciousness. This is…
10,000 people to Weyerhaeuser: Out of Grassy Narrows NOW!
This afternoon I joined SeaRAG activist Liz and SeaRAG’s newest member, baby Sequoia to deliver nearly 10,000 petitions to Weyerhaeuser’s corporate headquarters in Federal Way, Washington. The petitions came from…
10,000 people to Weyerhaeuser: Out of Grassy Narrows NOW!
This afternoon I joined SeaRAG activist Liz and SeaRAG’s newest member, baby Sequoia to deliver nearly 10,000 petitions to Weyerhaeuser’s corporate headquarters in Federal Way, Washington. The petitions came from…
10,000 people to Weyerhaeuser: Out of Grassy Narrows NOW!
This afternoon I joined SeaRAG activist Liz and SeaRAG’s newest member, baby Sequoia to deliver nearly 10,000 petitions to Weyerhaeuser’s corporate headquarters in Federal Way, Washington. The petitions came from…
Ken Lewis, Fossil Fool of the Year
RAN’s Robin Beck attempts to present Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, with an award for the global financial institution’s massive support for dirty coal. Bank of America is…
Investing in Agrofuels is Dirty Business
This weekend the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) governors and directors are in Miami for their annual meeting. And where there is unaccountable and unsustainable finance, there is also a broad…
Bank of America: Green Bank or Greenwash?
Or at least that was the question on the mind of Fortune Magazine’s Marc Gunther, in his “Black, White or Green?” blog post yesterday. On the same day as we…
Not One More War
This is an incredibly moving article, written by Clare Bayard of the Catalyst Project. Many of us have participated in the struggle to end the war in Iraq, and Clare’s…
Not One More War
This is an incredibly moving article, written by Clare Bayard of the Catalyst Project. Many of us have participated in the struggle to end the war in Iraq, and Clare’s…
Not One More War
This is an incredibly moving article, written by Clare Bayard of the Catalyst Project. Many of us have participated in the struggle to end the war in Iraq, and Clare’s…
SeaRAG – 1 Disposable Bags – 0
RAN activists in Seattle have been tirelessly organizing for the past year on a “BYOB” or Bring Your Own Bag project that would reduce waste and encourage recycling within the…
SeaRAG – 1 Disposable Bags – 0
RAN activists in Seattle have been tirelessly organizing for the past year on a “BYOB” or Bring Your Own Bag project that would reduce waste and encourage recycling within the…
SeaRAG – 1 Disposable Bags – 0
RAN activists in Seattle have been tirelessly organizing for the past year on a “BYOB” or Bring Your Own Bag project that would reduce waste and encourage recycling within the…
Watch the Video: Billionaires Chained to Main Entrance of Citi HQ
Check out this video from yesterday’s ‘Billionaires for Dirty Energy’ action. More than 30 people donned their Billionaire best and blockaded the main entrance at Citi’s NYC headquarters. I guess…
There Goes the Neighborhood: BoA Adopts Carbon Principles
See below for Bank of America’s most recent attempt at greenwashing — many of you probably know that yesterday, on the very day that RAN, Energy Action and Co-op America…
Dynegy gets surprise gift for Fossil Fool’s Day
From RAN Houston. A little gift for Bruce Williamson and Dynegy. Happy Fossil Fool’s Day “Ten activists with Rainforest Action Network Houston showed up to take action on Dynegy’s headquarters….
Fossil Fools Day Highlights From Around The Globe!
Fossil Fools Day is making a splash around the world. We’re following dozens and dozens of actions in the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand! Here’s a brief update…
Billionaires for Dirty Energy Blockade and Lockdown at Citi HQ in Midtown NYC
Here in NYC with the Billionaires for Dirty Energy–the ULTIMATE Fossil Fools. Over 30 of them blockaded and locked down on Citi’s HQ this afternoon decrying Citi’s investments in the…
Oil Change Live Blogging Fossil Fools in DC
The fossil fools are all on parade today in Washington, DC. Five of the nation’s top Oil CEOs are testifying before Congress on their opposition to renewable energy legislation and…
And the Fossil Fool of the Year Is…….
Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America! For his company’s massive support of the coal industry and other carbon intensive industry. The final results are in for the “Foolies.” Here…
Fossil Fools Day “kicks off” early in London!
Fossil Fools Day 2008 got an early start today – with London Rising Tide “kicking” things off. In front of the Football Association headquarters in London, Rising Tide protesters issued…