REVEL in San Francisco on October 15th – Join Us!

Posted September 17, 2009 in The Understory

For years now RAN has set the bar for annual environmental fundraising celebrations.  And this year’s event, on October 15th will be no exception! REVEL: The Art of Activism is…

Have You Taken the Climate Pledge of Resistance?

Posted September 17, 2009 in The Understory

Have you taken the Climate Pledge of Resistance? I did. Last summer, the Yes Men launched www.beyondtalk.net calling on thousands to sign up and put their freedom on the line…

Standing forests have value too

Posted September 16, 2009 in The Understory

There is a nice summary of Indonesia’s forest woes in this week’s Economist. The article includes a comment from Sinar Mas, Indonesia’s single largest rainforest destroyer, reiterating Sinar Mas’ sole…

Tar Sands Fighters to U.S. News Media: WAKE UP!

Posted September 10, 2009 in The Understory

Over the past decade, as oil prices have risen ever higher, oil companies have begun a massive – and massively destructive – project of tearing Canada’s boreal forest to pieces,…

Where in the World?

Posted September 1, 2009 in The Understory

So I made it to Appalachia, but as you probably saw, the tree-sit was already over. We spent the evening hanging out with a bunch of activists and community members,…

Lush Palm Free Launch

Posted August 12, 2009 in The Understory

This afternoon a handful of RAN staff headed down to the Lush Cosmetics store in Union Square to support Lush’s decision to take a stand against rainforest destruction by removing…