RAN hearts The Yes Men

Posted October 9, 2009 in The Understory

Last night, RAN’s Sam Corbin attended the premiere of The Yes Men’s new movie, “Yes Men Fix the World”. After the movie was over, she directed the riled-up crowd to…

Corporations Breaking Ranks on Climate

Posted October 6, 2009 in The Understory

The largest industry trade group in the world is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a coalition of some 3 million leading corporations. This behemoth includes some of the most environmentally…

Bill McKibben to Jamie Dimon: No MTR!

Posted October 6, 2009 in The Understory

Bill McKibbon, author, activist, and founder of 350.org is helping to put the pressure on JPMorgan Chase to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining! Check out his letter to Jamie…

Bill McKibben to Jamie Dimon: No MTR!

Posted October 6, 2009 in The Understory

Bill McKibbon, author, activist, and founder of 350.org is helping to put the pressure on JPMorgan Chase to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining! Check out his letter to Jamie…

Bill McKibben to Jamie Dimon: No MTR!

Posted October 6, 2009 in The Understory

Bill McKibbon, author, activist, and founder of 350.org is helping to put the pressure on JPMorgan Chase to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining! Check out his letter to Jamie…

Agrofuels Are Not Low Carbon

Posted October 2, 2009 in The Understory

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

Posted October 2, 2009 in The Understory

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,…