Rainforest Action Network views today’s global climate agreement in Paris with both hope and disappointment.We are encouraged at the recognition that deforestation and forest degradation play a critical role in…
December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015
Palm Oil Giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) Plagued By Ongoing Conflict and Exploitation, New Progress Report Finds
Report sets six month timeline for KLK to resolve cases and calls on KLK’s customers and financiers to cut all ties if the company does not FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
December 17, 2015
RAN Statement On The Final “High Carbon Stock: Science Study”
Rainforest Action Network Expresses Concerns That Implementation of The High Carbon Stock+ Study Will Lead To Further Expansion of Conflict Palm Oil FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley,…
December 7, 2015
Obama Administration Delays DC Fossil Fuel Auction Under Pressure from Climate Activists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015 Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon, blair@soundspeedmedia.com, 202-503-6141 Obama Administration Delays DC Fossil Fuel Auction Under Pressure from Climate Activists Global Fight to “Keep Fossil Fuels in…
December 2, 2015
Banking Sector’s Climate Leadership Claims Undermined by Coal Billions – New Report
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Wednesday 12/2/2015 at 6 AM CET / 12 AM EST Contact: Blair FitzGibbon, 1-202-503-6141, blair@soundspeedmedia.comBen Collins, Rainforest Action Network, 1-617-697-0277, ben@ran.orgCatalina von Hildebrand, BankTrack, +31 654942649, catalina@banktrack.orgLucie…
December 2, 2015
150 Organizations Urge President Obama to Pledge Greater Climate Action in Paris
December 1, 2015 Contacts: Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity, (in Paris), (951) 961-7972, ksiegel@biologicaldiversity.orgPatrick Sullivan (in U.S.), Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 517-9364, psullivan@biologicaldiversity.orgBrandon Wu, ActionAid, (202)…
December 2, 2015
Asia Wild Fire Panel at COP21 Highlights Worst Climate Crisis in 21st Century Being Ignored
Racing Extinction, Rainforest Action Network, United Nations GRASP, Kids Cut Palm Oil Leaders and Students Demand Corporations & Governments Find Solutions Event as Part of ‘Kids Cut Palm Oil’ Day…
December 1, 2015
New Initiatives To End Deforestation Present Risks, Opportunities To Stop Drivers of Climate Change
Rainforest Action Network responds to government and private sector pledges made at the Paris climate talks to protect rainforests and peatlands, cautions true test is on the ground FOR IMMEDIATE…
November 30, 2015
Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Cut Coal Financing, Join Growing Movement by Banks in U.S. and Europe
Contact: Blair FitzGibbon, 1-202-503-6141, blair@soundspeedmedia.com Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Cut Coal Financing, Join Growing Movement by Banks in U.S. and Europe Rainforest Action Network Calls on Banks to End All…
November 17, 2015
Credibility of the RSPO Brand Remains in Question, Says Rainforest Action Network
More reforms are needed to RSPO standard, auditing and enforcement of its members in the palm oil sector FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 Kuala…