The Proximity of Hope at the UN Climate Summit
The past few days have been exhilarating as hundreds of thousands of people around the globe display their insistence and commitments to tackling the imminent threats of climate change. United…
Diet for a Healthy Planet
Will the U.S. Government finally weigh the climate impacts of our food choices when determining official recommendations on what Americans should be eating? All eyes are on the U.S….
Seattle Climate Activists Stop Oil-By-Rail With Daring Aerial Blockade
On Tuesday, five residents of Seattle and Everett, WA, working with Rising Tide Seattle, stopped work at a Burlington Northern Santa-Fe Rail Yard in Everett by erecting a tripod-structure on the…
Be a Part of the Biggest Climate March in History
On September 21, New York City will see the biggest climate march in history. Be a part of it! You know the deadly effects of climate change: more storms like…
Toba Pulp Lestari: In depth on one of the worst actors in pulp and paper
Indonesian pulp and paper giant Toba Pulp Lestari has been operating recklessly in North Sumatra for years. The company’s mill has been poisoning communities and disrupting life and livelihoods for…
The Coal Industry is Getting Desperate
The coal industry’s mouthpieces in Washington are getting desperate. This week, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) had this to say about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power…
Pressure is working: Cargill is on the move
Today, after seven years of nonstop pressure from RAN, agribusiness giant Cargill – the largest importer of palm oil into the U.S. – made a major new pledge to root…
Building Bridges: Connecting Animals & The Environment
There has been an unusual disconnect between the environmental justice and animal rights communities that seems to have plagued our movements for some time. That doesn’t mean animal rights activists…
