Dear Exxon, We’re Sick of Your Spin Machine. With No Love, America.
Is anyone else paying attention to the tweets that Exxon-Mobil have posted following the aftermath of the Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill? Frustratingly—and not surprisingly—Exxon has issued a hollow apology “for…
Need Not Twist Boston Arms to Pressure Bank of America
Perhaps it’s the weather or our coastal position, the intellectual attitudes or revolutionary roots–this much is clear: there is no shortage of enthusiasm in Boston to expose Bank of America…
“It’s Easier to Mine Coal Without People Around.”
RAN’s latest Coal Risk Update highlights the potential human rights impacts of a planned mountaintop removal mine in Blair, West Virginia. Blair Mountain is a national treasure: The mountain is…
Bostonians Uniquely Positioned to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
Did you hear? Rainforest Action Network is focused on the Bay State now. Massachusetts is home to several of Bank of America’s top executives, and if the company took a…
RAN and Allies Call on APP to Respect Human Rights
While Asia Pulp and Paper’s (APP) questionable financial dealings and destructive impact on rainforests and the climate have been widely reported, the human rights violations and social conflict associated with…
Occupy Our Food Supply: Create/Resist Reportback
Yesterday’s Occupy Our Food Supply global day of action was by all accounts a resounding success. The day included more than 100 events across the globe that united an unprecedented…
Chicago’s Week Of Action Against Bank Of America
Last week, RAN teamed up with Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization, Occupy Chicago, and Reverend Billy for a week of action against B of A highlighting the bank’s $4.3…
Time For An Economy That Works For All
Have you occupied the board room yet? In case you have no idea what I’m talking about: Last week, RAN teamed up with groups like NY Communities for Change, Main…
Greetings From The Bank Of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo!
Greetings from the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo! I’m here manning a booth with RAN Chicago volunteers to get the word out about Bank of America’s…
Bank Of America Sponsors Marathon That Runs Past Chicago’s Dirtiest Coal Plant, Which Also Happens To Be Funded By Bank Of America
Sponsoring local community events is a tried and true PR maneuver for corporate polluters who otherwise would find it hard to get much sympathy from the communities they’re poisoning. Bank…