Report from the Coal Export Action: Day 1

Posted August 13, 2012 in The Understory

At around 9:30 this morning, one hundred strong gathered in Helena, Montana for the first day of the Coal Export Action. Today’s rally spread across the steps of the capitol…

The Money Behind Otter Creek Mine

Posted August 10, 2012 in The Understory

This weekend I’m heading north to the Big Sky Country to join friends and allies at the Coal Export Action. Yesterday, my colleague Scott wrote about the focus of this…

Energy Should Not Cost Lives

Posted August 7, 2012 in The Understory

Last night, a massive Chevron oil fire sent toxic plumes of smoke into the skies of the San Francisco Bay area, sending thousands in nearby communities indoors to seek shelter….

North Carolina Ups the Ante on Climate Protests

Posted July 10, 2012 in The Understory

In case you haven’t seen it yet, the North Carolina Legislature has ratified a law that makes trespass on a power generating utility property a felony. My takeaway from this…

Deep in the Amazon, A Story is Waiting to be Told

Posted June 15, 2012 in The Understory

Media technologies and professional skills are valuable tools that enable Indigenous communities living in rainforests around the world to communicate about the crisis of deforestation through sharing their stories, language,…

RAN Delivers Nearly 20,000 Petitions to Cargill HQ

Posted May 17, 2012 in The Understory

The major tragedy that is still unfolding in Indonesia’s Tripa rainforest continues to threaten the survival of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans. As over 92 fires smolder, palm oil companies like…

Bank of Coal: Bank of America Stadium Gets Renamed

Posted May 2, 2012 in The Understory

As the largest financier of the U.S. coal industry, Bank of America should be called the “Bank of Coal.” So we decided to rename it. Today, five RAN activists scaled…