Billionaires Versus Big Oil
“The Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Stanford University are divesting from coal… The small amounts divested so far are unlikely to have any serious short-term impact on Big Oil or Big…
Earth Day is About Action
Did you know today is Earth Day?Did you know that because you’ve been swamped with “Go Green” commercials?Is your TV and Facebook suddenly filled with polar bears and pollution stats?…
Tell President Obama: No More Public Lands and Waters Giveaways
Five years ago today, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing eleven people and sending some 210 million barrels of oil flooding into the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama called…
6 Arrested in Protest at BP Headquarters Ahead of Spill Anniversary
“Among those arrested Wednesday were Cherri Foytlin from South Louisiana.Cherri Foytlin: ‘I have seen with my own eyes the devastation that this spill has caused and continues to cause to…
Preemptive Strike on EPA Emissions Rules: Can It Derail Obama Climate Plan?
“The new EPA rules, which were proposed last year, will require states to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030…Coal industry representatives now say that they will have to…
Demonstrators Take To BP Headquarters On Anniversary Of Oil Spill
“It’s been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in largest oil spillin American history. The company released a report last month saying…
Ahead of BP Spill Anniversary, the Obama Administration Has Proposed New Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rules
“On April 20, 2010 a well blowout at a BP oil rig caused the deaths of 11 workers and nearly five million barrels of oil to flow into the Gulf…
BREAKING: Activists Occupy BP Headquarters Five Years After Gulf Oil Disaster
***For Immediate Release***Wednesday, April 15 2015 Interviews and high-resolution images available Contact: Laurel Sutherlin: 415.246.0161 laurel@ran.orgClaire Sandberg: 646.641.6431 claire@ran.orgBryan Parras: 713.303.5811 lucas77@gmail.com BREAKING: Six Arrested at BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster On eve…
Gulf Residents Occupy BP HQ Ahead of Gulf Oil Disaster 5-Year Mark
A group of Gulf Coast residents staged a sit-in style occupation this morning inside the main entrance to BP’s Houston headquarters. The activists said this is the first of many…
Barclays cuts ties with mountaintop removal coal, says MTR will be “phased out” soon
Barclays was the world’s top lender to mountaintop removal coal firms prior to announcing new policy Barclays PLC, the number one bankroller of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining worldwide in 2013,…
