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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Drawing A Line In The Tar Sands

tipping point  (tɪpɪŋ point) — n  the crisis stage in a process, when a significant change takes place This last week, I went to Washington D.C. and joined the Tar Sands Action, the biggest environmental mass action in a generation. Over a thousand were arrested calling on Obama to deny the permits for the Keystone [...]

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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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Red State Rebels: Idaho Residents Call For Support & Solidarity Against Tar Sands Megaloads

Bam! The fight against the tar sands is hot! In the past week and a half, over 800 people have been arrested sitting-in at the White House in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline. And yesterday, Indigenous Canadians took action at the Canadian embassy in Washington D.C. More actions are planned everyday until Saturday and [...]

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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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Photo Of The Day: Appalachians Join Texas Landowner In Tar Sands Sit-in At White House

Today another 111 people were arrested sitting in at the White House calling on President Barack Obama to deny the Keystone XL pipeline’s permits. In a powerful example of cross-movement solidarity, a large delegation of Appalachians who have been fighting mountaintop removal coal mining participated in the sit-in. They joined a delegation of pipeline landowners [...]

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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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Photo Of The Day: RAN founder Randy Hayes, Darryl Hannah, 70 Others Blockade White House Sidewalk

RAN founder and board member Randy Hayes was arrested today along with actress Darryl Hannah and over 70 other concerned citizens protesting the expansion of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline by blockading the sidewalk outside the White House: Photo by Josh Lopez Read Randy’s post here on the Understory about why he was willing [...]

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RAN Founder Randy Hayes On Why He Was Arrested At The White House Today

This post is by Randy Hayes, a founder and board member of RAN. Today Rainforest Action Network Board member Jodie Evans, actress and nature lover Darryl Hannah, myself, and more than 70 others blockaded the sidewalk outside the US President’s house. Why? We were joining a two-week long protest where more than 500 people have [...]

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Photo Of The Day: James Hansen Arrested For Protesting Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

The Tar Sands Action entered its second week with the biggest day of arrests so far. NASA scientist and climate expert Dr. James Hansen was one of those arrested today at the White House: President Obama must decide whether or not to grant a “presidential permit” for Canadian company TransCanada to begin construction of the [...]

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