I’m in Honolulu this week, joining local organizers and activists outside the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) at the East-West Center on UH-Manoa’s campus. The 16 biggest carbon-emitting nations are here at President Bush’s request to discuss “Energy Security and Climate Change,” but the meetings are closed to the public, and hopes are not high that [...]
Continue reading...By Kasha, October 31 2007
Two of our international delegates, Hiparidi Toptiro and Francisco Avalos, arrived today from Brazil and Paraguay. Tomorrow we kick off our speaking tour, “Rainforest Agribusiness, Frontline Communities and the Biofuels Boom” in our hometown of San Francisco. The tour will then travel to Washington, DC for Powershift07, Minneapolis, MN and end at the ADM shareholder [...]
Continue reading...By Kasha, October 10 2007
Today, the Rainforest Action Network turned up the heat on US Agribusiness giants ADM, Bunge, and Cargill. Early this morning, when employees arrived at the Chicago Board of Trade, they were met with a massive banner, reading: “ADM, Bunge, Cargill: the ABCs of Rainforest Destruction.” Watch the banner drop here. We’re stepping it up and [...]
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By Kasha, January 30 2008
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