Account of action & arrest in DC by George Lakey
George Lakey and the Earth Quaker Action Team, joined us on Monday at Appalachia Rising in Washington DC, to protest mountaintop removal mining. His account of our action at PNC…
A Safer New School for the Children of Marsh Fork Elementary
So happy to get some good news from the Coal River Valley this week. Marsh Fork Elementary School, will be moved to a safer location. West Virginia Governor Manchin held…
Atlanta Activists to EPA Region 4: No New MTR Permits!!!
Today the EPA’s two regional offices that have jurisdiction over new mountaintop removal coal mining permits got visits by RAN activists. Atlanta’s Region 4 office oversees new MTR permits in…
Persistent Polar Bears Picket Prentice
Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice wrapped up his visit with US Cabinet and Congressional Leaders yesterday, but not without interruption. RAN received the following dispatch from Paul R. Bear from…
Powershift vs. Tar Sands
I joined about 30 powershifters to brave the snow and wind early this morning to send a message to Congressional leaders ahead of Canadian Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice….
RBC – Get out of the Tar Sands!!! Pt. 2
Update – just in from Mark in Toronto (with pictures): We had a great protest this morning in Toronto at the Royal Bank headquarters. Fifteen activists greeted RBC employees on…
RBC – Get out of the Tar Sands!!!
RBC is Canada’s largest bank and a premier sponsor of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They’re also Canada’s largest financier of the Alberta Tar Sands – one of the most environmentally…
Corporate ties bedevil green groups
…but not RAN. We don’t take money from large corporations as a rule. And that’s one of the reasons why we can be nimble and effective in our campaigns. Check…