You know you've found a winning environmental strategy when red states start building green--really. The strategy is the LEED Green Building Standard developed by the US Green Building Council.

As some of you may know its RAN's 20th birthday this year and i've spent some good time in the last weeks going through stacks of old photos- many of which showcase the famous RAN banner shots. We are an organization...

Finally, an answer to the burning question I hear all the time, "Why on earth is a rainforest organization targeting a car company?"

The excitement is building around Alberta's Eco Action Camp as we sort through trainings and schedules, greet new and extraordinary activists everyday, move tables and chairs around, gather wood for the fire, drink LOTS of tea and cocoa, and figure out how exactly we are going to fit 60 plus young people from around the world (the number grows everyday and is three times as many people as last year) into 2 cabins - we were told there were more but they're apparently hiding.

The Minnesota Daily (U of M's university paper) highlighted a rather unknown topic concerning newspaper production and its effects on forests worldwide.

We heard through a public radio station in Seattle about some interesting "meetings" going on in Weyerhaeuser's corporate offices.