An Ode to Real Food
This week over five thousand colorful events are taking place in communities across the country to celebrate National Food Day, a project of Center for Science and the Public Interest…
Tell KLK to Leave Collingwood Bay Now!
This guest blog has been authored by Lester Seri of Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. He is one of many local residents fiercely resisting KLK’s attempted landgrab of the community’s…
Big Fashion Put on Notice for Forest Destruction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 20th, 2014 ***Interviews and high-resolution images available CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org Big Fashion Put on Notice for its Role in Forest Destruction, Rights…
Naming Names: Forest Destroyers for Clothing
A few weeks ago, RAN announced its newest campaign, Out of Fashion, a campaign for forest-friendly fabric. Currently, some of the biggest names in fashion are responsible for the pulping…
The Star: Are you helping destroy the world’s forests?
“ What you wear can endanger the world’s forests, wildlife and indigenous communities. To confirm if you’re doing that, take a look at the labels on your clothes. If you…
Inter Press Service: New Global Declaration “Insufficient” to Tackle Deforestation
‘“We find it very encouraging that the biggest players in the palm oil industry globally are finally acknowledging their responsibility for the tremendous destruction palm oil expansion has and is…
Time is running out for PepsiCo and the Snack Food 20
In the past two weeks we have made history. We have seen the biggest climate rallies take place on the streets of over 150 countries. People are united by one…
The Huffington Post: Tigers Don’t Want Their Forests Liquidated
“You shouldn’t have to worry that installing a new hardwood floor in your kitchen will rob Siberian tigers of their home. Since 1900, we’ve had a law in this country,…
Women’s Voices: Mom to Mom – NO More Conflict Palm Oil
‘Sunday’s People’s Climate March was the largest demonstration for climate action in history, with more than 400,000 people — from all walks of life and all over the country and…
Join the Palm Oil Action Team! The pressure is working, but the job isn’t done!
The risks associated with palm oil cultivation, such as rainforest destruction, climate change, species extinction, and human rights abuse continue to plague the tropical countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. These…