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Al Gore is considering RAN’s offer to participate in civil disobedience against coal

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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We love you Al! So The Nation reports that Al Gore is considering our offer to engage in civil disobedience, specifically on our November 16-17 National Day of Action Against Coal Finance: Gore’s office confirmed that the former Vice President had received RAN’s invitation and was considering it, though no decision has been made. “He [...]

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Charlotte banner tells Bank of America: stop funding coal!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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At six am this morning (EDT) four intrepid RAN-ites scaled a crane outside Bank of America’s headquarters in Charlotte North Carolina and dropped a banner announcing: “Bank of America: Funding Coal, Killing Communities”. In full view of all their employees, the banner sent a powerful message to America’s largest bank that being one of the [...]

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Stop Bush from Bombing Appalachia

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

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Yesterday, we sent out a message for concerned individuals to post comments to the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and their legislators about the Bush administration attempting to relax rules regulating mountaintop removal. Here’s the link. Below is the message. Please act now. Dear Friends, George Bush has declared war on Appalachia’s environment and people. [...]

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His bowtie is really a camera: challenging Bank of America on coal

Monday, September 17, 2007

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RAN’s geek contingent has been experimenting with live mobile Web video for a while now, but today was the first time we used it for an action. While RAN activists floated a balloon banner outside, our own Brant Olson infiltrated the Bank of America investor’s conference, held at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, wearing [...]

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RAN Live: Happening right now!

Monday, September 17, 2007

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Our inside man Brant has infiltrated a banking convention and is broadcasting live. RAN activists will soon be putting the pressure on Bank of America for its investments in coal and other dirty energy. You can watch it all as it happens at ran.org/live! Join me in the chatroom if you have any questions about [...]

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On Panthers and Podcasts

Thursday, May 24, 2007

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Blogger, podcaster, and otherwise web-savvy worldchanger Britt Bravo dropped by the RAN office the other day. She’s been a friend to RAN in the past, interviewing one of our Freedom From Oil campaigners Jodie Van Horn, Global Finance Campaign Director Emeritus and MoveOn.org Campaign Director Ilyse Hogue, and most recently once-upon-a-time RAN Board of Directors [...]

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