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Girl Scouts Win Brower Youth Award

By Ashley Schaeffer, October 21 2011

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Girl Scouts Win Brower Youth Award

Congratulations to Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva for winning this year’s Brower Youth Award! These two intrepid Girl Scouts leaders are paving the way to ensure that Girl Scout cookies are palm oil-free, and not compromising some of our most endangered forests and animals. Check out just how inspiring they truly are in this Rikshaw [...]

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Peat Fires Greet Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Assembly

By Bill Barclay, September 29 2011

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Peat Fires Greet Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Assembly

Thick smoke from burning peatlands hangs over the capital of Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo every morning. The smell from the smoke is pervasive, a constant reminder of how Indonesia has become the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. Driven by relentless and ill advised palm oil expansion, Kalimantan’s carbon rich but relatively [...]

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1252 Arrested to Stop Keystone XL—Here’s What Comes Next

By Becky Tarbotton, September 26 2011

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1252 Arrested to Stop Keystone XL—Here’s What Comes Next

The groundswell of opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is something I’ve been following closely since this month’s sit-in at the White House, which saw the arrests of 1,252 brave people in protest. I’m so proud that RAN and our supporters have played a key role in elevating this issue to one of [...]

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What’s YOUR Connection To Rainforest Destruction?

By Becky Tarbotton, September 22 2011

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What’s YOUR Connection To Rainforest Destruction?

What would you do if you knew that rainforest destruction could be found in nearly every room of your home? Rainforest destroying palm oil is an ingredient in roughly 50% of all packaged goods sold on grocery store shelves. It is used to make a wide variety of food products from cookies to breakfast cereals [...]

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Earthdance And Critical Beats Release Album To Support Frontline Communities

By Hillary Lehr, September 20 2011

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Earthdance And Critical Beats Release Album To Support Frontline Communities

Some of the world’s hottest DJs, including Govinda, Bluetech, and DJ Spooky, teamed up with Indigenous musicians from the Amazon to create some truly inspirational music. Now it’s your turn to inspire and be inspired by their beats. Earthdance International, Critical Beats for the Climate, and Rainforest Action Network are teaming up to promote the [...]

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Oil Pipeline And Husker Football Don’t Mix

By Liza Pike, September 15 2011

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Oil Pipeline And Husker Football Don’t Mix

Yesterday, the University of Nebraska severed ties with TransCanada after a massive outcry from Husker football fans upset that the developer of the Keystone Pipeline was running ads on the video screen at Memorial Stadium. Athletic Director Tom Osborne said that University of Nebraska athletic events are designed to “entertain and unify our fan base” [...]

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VIDEO: Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Dodges Coal Question

By Annie Sartor, September 12 2011

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VIDEO: Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Dodges Coal Question

Early this morning, Bank of America‘s CEO Brian Moynihan presented to the Barclays Capital conference in Manhattan. Moynihan outlined his bank’s strategy to emerge from the credit crisis as “not the biggest bank, but the best bank.”  The presentation was refreshingly straightforward in addressing the many  challenges that Bank of America faces, which was fitting [...]

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VIDEO: The Tar Sands Action Was Just Phase One

By Mike G, September 7 2011

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VIDEO: The Tar Sands Action Was Just Phase One

The Tar Sands Action wrapped up last Saturday, and I have to say it was a truly amazing thing to watch transpire. In all, 1,253 people were arrested protesting the expansion of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. But more than that, they were protesting what the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has come to [...]

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This Week In DC, The Outcry For Climate Solutions Has Become An Uproar

By Becky Tarbotton, September 1 2011

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This Week In DC, The Outcry For Climate Solutions Has Become An Uproar

Last fall, Bill McKibben, Phil Radford and I issued a letter calling on people of conscience to take direct action to amplify the demands of the climate movement. Of course, we were far from the only people making that call — the outcry for solutions to the climate catastrophe looming over us has been loud [...]

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Don’t Even Bother Watching This Ludicrous Pro-Tar Sands Propaganda Video

By Mike G, August 31 2011

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Don’t Even Bother Watching This Ludicrous Pro-Tar Sands Propaganda Video

There are few things more destructive and horrifying than Canada’s tar sands, yet the new “Ethical Oil” TV ad airing in Canada right now uses the worst kind of fear mongering to try and sell us on the virtues of tar sands oil. I hate to even give this video the views it will get [...]

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