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These days climate change is definitely a buzz phrase that you can hear all types of people talking about around town. But between phrases like fossil fuels and renewable energy being thrown around, not to mention media coverage of constantly changing weather patterns, it can get pretty hard to keep the facts straight. Especially as [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 28, 2010
The Chevron Corporation and it’s CEO John Watson hit a new low in disrespecting human rights and showing it’s true colors to how they regard the communities they pollute and operate in. 27 people from around the world traveled to Houston for Chevron’s 2010 Annual Shareholders meeting. Of the 27 delegates from countries ranging from [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 27, 2010
In response to our report on Cargill’s problems with palm oil in Indonesia released earlier this month, Cargill has been denying that it clears and burns rainforest for palm oil plantations in a public statement entitled, “Cargill sets the record straight on the false allegations made by RAN in its 2010 report.” Cargill’s response begins [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 12, 2010
RAN Chicago and The Topless America Project participated in last week’s day of action against JPMorgan Chase’s financing of mountaintop removal coal mining. They visited a Chase branch in Chicago and brought speakers, a banner, flyers and some of them even canceled their Chase accounts. We just got this video from their event, check it [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America, waits to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Tracy A Woodward-The Washington Post
Continue reading...Thursday, May 6, 2010
“In the wake of a damning report linking Cargill to the destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests, activists with Rainforest Action Network occupied the executive offices of the nation’s largest private agribusiness company Cargill. Playing a loud recording of chainsaws cutting down rainforests and holding signs reading “This is the sound of your supply chain,” and “Mr. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 3, 2010
On Thursday, April 29th, Sex and the City star (and RAN’s newest Honorary Board member) Chris Noth threw RAN a fabulous birthday bash at Manhattan’s (Le) Poisson Rogue. Chris Noth has been a supporter of Rainforest Action Network for over 20 years now and started throwing a yearly NYC benefit party a few years back. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Congratulations to the Winner of Rainforest Action Network’s 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest: Name: Kayla Smith Grade: 6th Teacher: Amy Cole School: Thompkins Middle School Location: Evansville, IN —- Congratulations to Brandon and our Honorable Mentions below! Everybody who participated in RAN’s 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest is a winner. Why? Because when the planet [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 28, 2010
In 2009 RAN urged Citi to stop financing mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining, the environmental tragedy that is destroying the Appalachian landscape and poisoning communities. Citi’s initial response, a statement on their website that the bank had “has implemented a robust MTR Environmental Due Diligence Process” was a disappointment to us. While Citi had at [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 26, 2010
We’re hearing some reassuring news from the EPA this morning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is moving to block the largest mountaintop removal mining permit in West Virginia history, at Spruce Mine, operated by Arch Coal in Logan County. EPA Region 3 Administrator, Shawn Garvin, made the following statement: “Coal, and [...]
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Indonesian gov't re-adds #Tripa to list of Moratorium protected areas. Will companies responsible be held accountable? http://t.co/EpOtZ4P2
Monday, June 21, 2010
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