http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=17782 September 24, 2008 Protesters Hijack Dominion Chief’s Slide Show by Amy Biegelsen Protestors digitally hijacked a presentation that Dominion Resources’ chief executive, Thomas F. Farrell II, gave last week, voicing their opposition to his company’s new coal-fired power plant in Wise County. At a Bank of America investors’ conference Sept. 15, held in the San Francisco Ritz Carlton, [...]

Over the last week a lot of people have asked me what I think of the Wall Street meltdown and the looming government bailout. As a finance campaigner, I have to admit that my response has been pretty flippant: “fewer banks for us to campaign on!” But the reality is that it never feels good [...]

The RAN agribusiness campaign, together with Student Trade Justice Campaign have organized a U.S. speaking tour for Leticia Galeano, a campesina youth leader from Paraguay. Other co-sponsors include Georgetown University, School of Americas Watch, Institute for Policy Studies, Grassroots International, Across the Americas, World Hunger Year, Global Justice Ecology Project, Small Planet Institute, Witness [...]

The Beginning We woke up at 3:30 am, but few of us had slept the night before. You’d think we’d be groggy, but the adrenaline and excitement propelled us into action. By 5:30am two trucks holding steel barrels reading “good jobs, healthy communities: we deserve a clean energy future” and “prosperity without poison” pulled into the [...]

In solidarity with Wise County residents – who shut down the construction of Dominion Resources’ Coal Power Plant in Wise County, Va this morning, activists in New York arrived at Citibank’s Manhattan doorstep to remind the bank of their ongoing financial support for Dominion and other coal utility companies. Citi still guilty of financing coal Since their [...]

UPDATE #2: Check out a video of the SF actions on YouTube UPDATE: Dominion posted audio of the presentation to its website (fast forward to the 30 minute mark for the Q&A). Just back from Bank of America’s 38th annual investors conference at the Ritz here in San Francisco.  Thomas F. Farrell, II, the esteemed notorious CEO [...]

At roughly 6 A.M. this morning more than 20 peaceful protesters participated in a lockdown with steel barrels at the construction site for a giant new coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA. Right now, at 7:19 A.M. the lockdown, which is the first project of RAN’s new Action Tank, continues at the site where Dominion [...]

13 companies have now signed the Palm Oil Pledge. We just heard the Montana Emu Ranch Company and Soap for Goodness Sake have signed our palm oil pledge, committed to only purchasing palm oil that does not destroy rainforests or communities, and to putting pressure on ADM, Bunge, and Cargill. Thank you!! Here’s the list of [...]

Massey Energy, the poster child of mountaintop removal, announced yesterday that they will begin mining on Coal River Mountain, the proposed site for the Coal River Wind Project. Community groups and members are asking Gov. Joe Manchin to put a halt to the blasting. A local community group, Coal River Mountain Watch, has [...]

11 companies have now signed the Palm Oil Pledge. Right after I posted the last update, we received word that Dr. Bronner’s has also committed to  only purchasing palm oil that does not destroy rainforests or communities, and to putting pressure on ADM, Bunge, and Cargill. Thank you, Dr. Bronner’s!