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 activists and organizers (youth, elders and those of us in the middle). Harlan is located in the Appalachian mountains. In the 1930’s, it was known [...]

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, they treated us like VIP’s that they were expecting. The three people at the table looked at our proxy letters and one mumbled, “Oh, yes, [...]

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 Judah today about the environmental impact of, uh, having sex? He comes to conclusions like monogamy is good for the environment, as are lowered inhibitions. “…between the [...]

You’re not alone. Bunge has a rather low profile, and up until now they’ve delighted in that. But, RAN is doing everything to change this. And, tomorrow in New York City we’ll be holding quite a coming out party for them at their annual shareholders meeting. We’re doing our best to [...]

We’re about a week behind on this one, but there’s more to come.

RAN took on Bank of America at the Chicago Greenfest this weekend, with the help of some Chicago area activists, and a polar bear. Perversely inspired by the Bank of America ATMs that seem to be all over Navy Pier in Chicago, and irritated that the only way to get cash involved giving BofA two dollars [...]

Ever since TheProblemWithPalmOil.org went live, the supermarket sleuths have been checking out their supermarkets, pantries, and medicine cabinets, all looking for evidence that ADM, Bunge, and Cargill have snuck rainforest destruction into thier products. So far, our sleuths have found 137 products that contain palm oil. They’ve found everything from Banquet Chicken Fingers Meal to Cocoa [...]

As Obama and Clinton stumped for “clean coal” in West Virginia this week something critical was left out—people. Despite the rhetoric around “clean coal’s” environmental benefits, the reality of coal for today’s West Virginians is anything but clean. Today, West Virginians aren’t focused on the potential promise of “clean coal,” they’re fighting the [...]

More from today’s Dynegy shareholder’s meeting in Houston today. CEO Bruce Williamson, a finalist for Fossil Fool of the Year, told his company’s shareholders “that only a few of the proposed coal-fired power plants in the United States will be built due to soaring costs and financing hurdles.” He said that only plants that have [...]

Environmental activists from six states -Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, Texas, Iowa, and Illinois – converged today to urge the Houston-based Dynegy corporation to halt construction on its six proposed coal plants. Outside the meeting 100 activists rallied to speak truth to Dynegy’s power. 40 activists from Georgia, Texas and Alabama staged a “die-in” inside the Westin where the [...]