Banks Ranked and Spanked on Tar Sands
As an ode to the “rank ’em and spank ’em” strategy coined by our outgoing Executive Director Mike Brune, we proudly present the following roster of international banks backing expansion…
RAN launches ad campaign to challenge new Chevron CEO John Watson
For the next week Rainforest Action Network is running a series of advertisements targeting Chevron’s new CEO John Watson in The New York Times and Washington Post online. The color…
Chevron “freaking out” about RAN runners at Houston marathon
The Rainforest Action Network team that is running for human rights in Ecuador at this Sunday’s Chevron Houston Marathon was just kicked out of the marathon’s Expo by Chevron Marathon…
I’m running for Emergildo
Who knew that leg stretching and laps could challenge the CEO of one of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations? I arrived in Houston, TX yesterday (yeehaw!) to run…
Forget the Black Gold, Just Clean Water Please
I’m sitting opposite the ‘Hotel Black Gold’ as the sun goes down over Lago Agrio and the streets start to hum with evening traffic, people returning home from work and…
Could Chevron Have a Change of Heart?
Fabiola is a beautiful thirteen-year old girl with sparkling bright eyes and an infectious smile. As we approached her house in the village of Taracoa in Ecuador, she marched right…
In Ecuador, Resentment Oozes Long After an Oil Company Departs – NYTimes.com
Link to original article: In Ecuador, Resentment Oozes Long After an Oil Company Departs – NYTimes.com. By SIMON ROMERO and CLIFFORD KRAUSS Moises Saman for The New York Times. An…