“Researchers at the San Francisco-based environmental nonprofit (Rainforest Action Network (RAN)) combed through U.S. Bureau of Land Management lease records and found some of the world’s largest conglomerates—Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP…
Clean Technica: Rainforest Action Network Urges Morgan Stanley To Drop Coal Financing
“The Rainforest Action Network has urged financial services giant Morgan Stanley to stop financing coal mining and coal-fired power.” “Morgan Stanley has longstanding financing relationships with some of the worst offenders…
Vice: Indonesia Is Finally Arresting People Burning Down Its Forests
“Gemma Tillack, head of the Rainforest Action Network’s agribusiness campaign, said the arrests are “a very strong indication” that the president — commonly known as Jokowi — “is getting serious…
NOW Toronto: Ralph Lauren and “Fashion 15” Targeted For Plantation Rayon
“Nice shirt? Is that rayon? A report released earlier this month by Rainforest Action Network (RNA) connects tree-pulp-based fabrics like rayon, viscose and modal to decades of human rights abuses….
Time: The Downside to the FDA’s Trans Fat Ban
“Palm oil, in particular, is likely to be a solution many companies turn to in the coming years. According to the Rainforest Action Network, use of palm oil has already…
Just Style: Renewed calls for brands to use forest-friendly fabrics
“Apparel giants, including Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and Abercrombie and Finch, are facing renewed calls to protect forests and human rights, after a report exposed a series of alleged violations…
BBC: Adani’s Australian coal prospects in doubt
“Dredging for the new port and increased shipping so close to the already vulnerable reef concerned scientists, environmentalists and the United Nations. Pressure from those sources may have been what…
BofA moves away from financing coal companies
“The Rainforest Action Network targeted BofA in 2011, saying the bank was strident in its support of coal mining. During that protest, the organization hung a ‘Bank of Coal’ banner…
Bank of America Curbs Financing of Coal Industry After Years of Activist Pressure
“The change follows years of activism targeting Bank of America for its leading role in funding the coal industry, including the controversial practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. The Rainforest…
Bank Of America Backs Away From Funding Coal Mining
“It’s a shift for one of the largest banks in the United States that has, at least in the past, been a big financier of coal projects. Environmental groups have…