Energy Co-Ops: Generating All Kinds of Green for Local Communities
With all of the panic surrounding stocks, I’m clearly not the only one wondering where I should put my money for the long term. I want to know that my…
VIDEO: Danes And The Third Industrial Revolution
RAN has been ramping up the dialogue against coal, calling for an end to new coal-fired power plants and for existing coal plants to be retired (these currently make up…
Red, White and Rainforest: Declare Independence from Deforestation
Every 4th of July, the red, white and blue comes out in a big way in Wayzata, Minnesota, an affluent suburb of the Twin Cities. An annual pancake breakfast, bicycle…
Breaking: UBS Eighth Bank To Slow Financing Of MTR
More good news for our global finance campaign – this week Swiss banking giant UBS issued a public statement highlighting the regulatory and reputational concerns around mountaintop removal (MTR) coal…
Why Coal Ash Needs Regulating
The EPA has been holding public hearings on its coal ash regulations regulatory proposals across the US this Fall. The final public hearing is scheduled for Knoxville, TN next week,…
A Tale of Two Swiss Banks
We’ve been keeping our eyes on the Swiss alps as we fight to stop the destruction of Appalachia’s beautiful mountains. The reason? International banking giants provide major finance to some…
Hungarian sludge spill stirs up memories of Martin County, KY
The recent images of destruction from Hungary, where a flood of toxic mud from an aluminum waste pond has killed at least eight people, injured hundreds more and forced hundreds…
Top 10 Ways To Celebrate World Rainforest Week
Happy World Rainforest Week! How will YOU celebrate rainforests from October 17-24? Please add your ideas, activities, and commitments as a comment to this blog to keep our thoughts and…
Did you REVEL for RAN’s birthday?
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 REVEL, RAN’s 25th birthday party was a smashing success on Thursday night, as almost 500 people came together to celebrate a quarter century of activism and victories challenging the…
REVEL IN ACTION: Announcing The Winners
The art of the brand jam is something Rainforest Action Network has worked hard to perfect over the years. This month, we gave folks in the RAN community a shot…