Ecuadorean Indigenous Leaders Share Oil Spill Experiences with Gulf Coast Communities
Last night, four Indigenous and community leaders from Ecuador arrived in very steamy New Orleans to share their experiences with the long-term impacts of oil pollution with communities dealing with…
World Bank and IFC: The Big Bucks Behind Indonesia’s Rainforest Destruction
With oil gushing in the gulf, activists locking down in boardrooms, the ball of financial reform being thrown from Wall Street to Washington and back again, and Indonesia announcing a…
Chevron’s New Low: 20 Global Community Leaders Rejected, 5 Arrested at AGM
The Chevron Corporation and it’s CEO John Watson hit a new low in disrespecting human rights and showing it’s true colors to how they regard the communities they pollute and…
The Latest Small Grants Supporting Frontline Communities
The below dozen grants distributed over the last few months through RAN’s Protect-an-Acre program and through our role as an advisor to Global Greengrant Fund supported frontline community efforts to…
Royal Bank of Scotland Dodges Questions on Indigenous Rights
On April 28th in Edinburgh, Scotland the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) held their Annual General Meeting where shareholders met to discuss the future of RBS. RBS was one of…
The truth about Cargill’s palm oil plantations in Borneo
The truth is out! After months of investigations, RAN just released a report entitled CARGILL’S PROBLEMS WITH PALM OIL: A BURNING THREAT TO BORNEO. Slideshow of report images Our report…
Ghana’s Forest Reserves under Threat
Written by John F. Akwetey (RAN Ghana) In line with the government’s election campaign promise of a better Ghana Agenda, licences are given to multinational companies to mine in our…
Chris Noth Hosts RAN’s Fabulous 25th Birthday Bash in NYC
On Thursday, April 29th, Sex and the City star (and RAN’s newest Honorary Board member) Chris Noth threw RAN a fabulous birthday bash at Manhattan’s (Le) Poisson Rogue. Chris Noth…
General Mills Under National Fire: New York to Minnesota
Last week was a busy one for General Mills, finding themselves increasingly under public scrutiny. Not only are hundreds of children across the country now pressuring the company to get…
Cleaning up The Other Royal Bank
We’ve been going after the Royal Bank of Canada for bankrolling the tar sands for some time now. Today, we went after the other Royal Bank–the Royal Bank of Scotland–with…