http://understory.ran.org The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's difficult for me to express how excited I was when I read several minutes ago that earlier today, a county judge ordered Chevron to halt construction on the expansion of its Richmond oil refinery. This is a huge step in a long and bitter battle fought between the world's sixth-largest ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/07/02/breaking-chevron-ordered-to-halt-richmond-refinery-expansion/ A fun video put together by youth producer John Cooney to start off the holiday weekend - A little effort can go a long way towards reversing global warming. http://understory.ran.org/2009/07/02/a-little-effort/ Check out episode 6 of the 10 day adventure of RAN and Substance educating and mobilizing people to stop the Tar Sands, with rock bands Propagandhi and Strike Anywhere http://understory.ran.org/2009/07/01/freedom-from-oil-tour-diary-episode-6-interview-with-propagandhi-about-the-tar-sands/ Our latest series of a dozen Protect-an-Acre grants over the last few months supported frontline community efforts to defend their land in forests from the Amazon and Cerrado in South America to the Canadian Boreal to the largest rainforest area remaining in the Asia-Pacific region in Papua New Guinea. Amazon Rainforest ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/07/01/latest-dozen-protect-an-acre-grants/ (Posted by Branden for Daryl who joined RAN's Michael Brune and others to protest MTR in West Virginia last week.) Why would I fly across the country on my own dime knowing I would most likely end up in jail in one of the poorest parts of America? Well, have you ever ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/30/daryl-hannah-why-i-was-arrested-in-coal-river-west-virginia/ JP Morgan Chase bank, based in New York City, is living in the past. While they have a fancy new advertising campaign, that most of us have undoubtedly seen in the past few months, JP Morgan Chase still invests hundreds of millions of dollars into coal each year - ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/30/psssst-jp-morgan-chase-coal-is-dirty/ The Yes Men - the same folks who have posed as corporate and government hacks to announce Dow's apology for the Bhopal chemical spill and to admit the failure of HUD's reconstruction efforts in New Orleans - have just launched a new website as part of a national climate justice ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/30/the-yes-men-want-you-to-get-arrested-to-stop-climate-change/ Boston, Ma--Activists with Rising Tide draped a 25-foot banner reading, "*Mountain Top Removal Kills Communities: EPA No New Permits. MountainJustice.org" on 1 North Congress St., at the intersection of New Chardon Activists with Rising Tide draped a 25-foot banner reading, “Mountain Top Removal Kills Communities: EPA No New Permits. MountainJustice.org” ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/29/boston-rising-tide-activists-drape-banner-on-epa-building-call-on-epa-to-stop-mountaintop-removal/ Check out episode 5 of the 10 day adventure of RAN and Substance educating and mobilizing people to stop the Tar Sands, with rock bands Propagandhi and Strike Anywhere http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/29/freedom-from-oil-tour-diary-5/ In the past 10 days almost 50 people have been arrested protesting mountaintop removal sites. On Thursday, June 18, 14 people were arrested as they daringly took over and scaled a coal-scooping 20-story dragline in Twilight, WV. On Tuesday, June 23, 31 people (including climatologist James Hansen, actress Darryl Hannah, Goldman prize ... http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/28/3108/