Press Releases

Community Dialogue to Focus on Banks’ Role in Climate Change
Speakers to weigh social, economic and environmental impacts of coal financing
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Seismic Shift in US Publishing Sector as Major Players Shun Rainforest Destruction
HarperCollins Final Top Ten US Publisher to Exclude Logging Giants APP and APRIL
Friday, January 25, 2013
Memorial Event to Honor Environmental Leader
Celebration of Life for Rebecca Tarbotton at Herbst Theater Saturday
Friday, January 25, 2013
Rainforest Action Network mourns the unexpected loss of our visionary Executive Director Rebecca Tarbotton
Friday, December 28, 2012
Setting the Record Straight: Rainforest Action Network Responds to Misleading Statements by HarperCollins and Media
Friday, December 14, 2012
Holiday Shoppers Alerted to Rainforest Destruction in HarperCollins’ Best-Selling Books
Lab tests reveal paper fiber in Fancy Nancy’s Splendiferous Christmas and other titles tied to deforestation Rupert Murdoch’s HarperCollins lags all other top US publishers in protection of the world’s rainforests
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
RAN Responds to Leaked Palm Oil Statement by Cargill
Cargill employee posts internal company document meant to dispute RAN's claims on a RAN website
Monday, November 19, 2012
BREAKING: Nine Arrested at Four Bank of America Branches in Coal Protest
Charlotteans demand end to BofA’s financing of coal in daring protest; BofA is country’s largest financier of the coal industry.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
BREAKING: Four Bank of America Branches Closed in Charlotte Coal Protest
Charlotteans, including septuagenarian Patricia Moore, a family BofA shareholder, demand end to BofA’s financing of coal in daring protest; BofA is country’s largest financier of the coal industry
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
New Report Shows Banking Sector as Major Source of Climate Disruption
Rainforest Action Network urges banks to measure and shrink greenhouse gas footprint
Tuesday, October 30, 2012