During its two-month investigation, conducted in September and October 2015, researchers from the Indonesian labor organization OPPUK, environmental NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN), and the human rights advocacy group International…
National Geographic: Palm Oil’s Human Cost Alleged in New Report
The report, “The Human Cost of Conflict Palm Oil,” details the results of an on-the-ground investigation into the conditions of workers on two representative palm oil plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia….
Hundreds swarm BLM auction in Lakewood to protest oil, gas drilling
“In order to avoid a climate catastrophe, we have to keep fossil fuels in the ground,” Frack Free Colorado member Razz Gormley said. “The BLM is selling off leases, and…
Fossil fuels: ‘Enough is enough’
“We have protested at every fossil fuel lease sale over the past six months, and we will not stop until this destructive giveaway of public lands and waters is ended,”…
Protests against drilling on public lands are escalating
“This is an escalation of people moving to keep fossil fuels in the ground, and a message that leasing and these auctions need to end,” said Jason Schwartz, an organizer…
Over 300 protesters target BLM fracking auction in Colorado Read more: KCSG Television – Over 300 protesters target BLM fracking auction in Colorado
“Roughly 300 activists from Colorado and surrounding states rallied outside the hotel, carrying signs, banners, art, and singing chants. From there, a large contingent entered the hotel, many of whom…
Break Free events come to Colorado
“On May 12, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and 350 Colorado plan to demonstrate at the BLM auction in Lakewood. The protest is part of a large national campaign, “Keep it…
Mongabay: Grim forecast for paper giant’s wood supply raises deforestation fears
Asia Pulp & Paper’s (APP) plans to operate a giant mill in South Sumatra later this year have raised some uncomfortable questions about the veracity of the conglomerate’s lauded no-deforestation…
What Peabody’s Bankruptcy Reveals About the Coal Industry
“We see Peabody’s bankruptcy process as a critical test of the coal financing commitments at multiple banks,” Ben Collins (Read the full article here)
Climate activists gear up to protest new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
“Several national environmental organizations, including the Rainforest Action Network and 350.org community members, and indigenous rights groups plan a rally outside the site this Wednesday to oppose new leases for…