posted by Brant in Old Growth, RAN General on September 30th, 2005
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.
posted by Brianna in RAN General on September 30th, 2005
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...
posted by Stan in Freedom from Oil, RAN General on September 30th, 2005
Finally, an answer to the burning question I hear all the time, "Why on earth is a rainforest organization targeting a car company?"
posted by Brianna in Freedom from Oil, Old Growth, RAN General on September 29th, 2005
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.
posted by Japhet in Old Growth, RAN General on September 22nd, 2005
The
Minnesota Daily (U of M's university paper) highlighted a rather unknown topic concerning newspaper production and its effects on forests worldwide.
posted by Japhet in Old Growth on September 1st, 2005
We heard through a public radio station in Seattle about some interesting "meetings" going on in Weyerhaeuser's corporate offices.
posted by Japhet in Freedom from Oil on August 1st, 2005
Which automaker has (once again) the worst fuel efficiency ratings on the planet? Ford Motor Company.
posted by Administrator in RAN General on July 26th, 2005
Verlyn Klinkenborg’s opinion piece in this Sunday’s New York Times tells the story of a peculiar billboard in Times Square and the organization that paid for its placement. The billboard attacks People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and is sponsored by the Center for Consumer Freedom, one of those innocuous-sounding organizations like [...]
posted by Administrator in Global Finance on July 18th, 2005
Last Monday July 11, Wells Fargo announced a spiffy new
"10-point environmental commitment" on the eve of a planned protest at their San Francisco headquarters. The PR maneuver...
posted by Brant in Old Growth on July 15th, 2005
As global leaders pointed fingers at the developing world to fight illegal logging, their own corporate criminials are being let off the hook.