Appalachian Journey: A Supporter’s Perspective, by Sue Thompson
I recently went on a trip with two awesome people from Rainforest Action Network, Branden Barber and Debra Erenberg, to visit Appalachia country in West Virginia. The purpose of the…
Agrofuels Are Not Low Carbon
Evidence is mounting about the social and environmental consequences of industrialized biofuels, aka agrofuels. A new paper from RAN concludes that we cannot grow our way out of our oil…
Activists show support for EPA decision but demand more
Wednesday, September 30th, the Environmental Protection Agency released a list of 79 pending mountaintop removal permits that will be held for further review. While the decision signals a strong first step,…
Big day for climate, Big new bill, and Big giveaways to coal, oil and loggers
With climate talks underway in Bangkok, Indigenous activists reviewing the text and engaged in the talks calling for no market-based REDD deal, Greenpeace activists blockading the tar sands in Alberta,…
Cultural Genocide in Appalachia: A Meeting with Maria Gunnoe
I first met Maria Gunnoe a couple of years ago when we had the great fortune to honor her at REVEL with a World Rainforest Award for her courageous and…
Seeing the Rainforests for the Trees in the Senate Climate Bill
Senators Kerry and Boxer have said that they are on track to introduce the first step for Senate version of the ACES climate bill next Wednesday, September 30th. The draft…
Take Action: No Pizarchik at Office of Surface Mining!
This action alert comes from the Waterkeeper Alliance, a great organization that, according to their mission, “provides a way for communities to stand up for their right to clean water…
Take Action: No Pizarchik at Office of Surface Mining!
This action alert comes from the Waterkeeper Alliance, a great organization that, according to their mission, “provides a way for communities to stand up for their right to clean water…
Take Action: No Pizarchik at Office of Surface Mining!
This action alert comes from the Waterkeeper Alliance, a great organization that, according to their mission, “provides a way for communities to stand up for their right to clean water…
Survivaballs Take Manhattan!
Last Friday, the New York Action Network organized a fantastically hilarious action outside JPMorgan Chase’s midtown headquarters in New York City – with some help from the Yes Men. Due…