Should America bail out Detroit?
After three decades of cheap oil, the rising cost of gasoline is finally driving consumers away from gas guzzling cars trucks and SUVs, the mainstay of Detroit’s profit margins. Now…
No more ‘No New Coal’?
Thanks to the good work of the Sierra Club and a large coalition of western and Utah organizations, the phrase ‘No New Coal’ may have gone WAY out of style…
Rainforest Action Network’s Old Growth campaign is entering a new phase
Thanks in part to the support from tens of thousands of RAN activists and supporters, this past June the Grassy Narrows First Nation won an unprecedented victory when AbitibiBowater, the…
The Sustainable Living Roadshow is ready to roll!
RAN’s representative on the Sustainable Living Roadshow tour is Marty Driggs… his first report from the field… Hello blog world! Marty here, checking in from Berkeley, CA, where the crew…
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I just got back from seven days that reminded me why youth are gonna save the world. I had the privilege of helping train and learn from 200 brilliant young…
Will the real Billionaires please stand up?
I don’t mean to start sounding like a broken record, but I really do love it when I scan the news and find reports of actions challenging banks’ investments in…
Smog, the Equalizer for Olympic Athletes
China’s already taken 90% of its 3 million cars off the road in Beijing in order to reduce air pollution for the Olympics, but that still isn’t enough for them…
RAN West Bengal Gathers a Crowd to Stop Climate Change
Sudipta Sarkhel has been coordinating a RAN group out of West Bengal and doing some amazing work! I am pasting here a report from a public meeting they held last…
Bringing the Climate Fight to King Coal’s Communities in North Carolina
Activists from around North Carolina have come together in Charlotte to take citizen action against Bank of America in their own company town. To highlight the socio-economic abuses perpetrated by…
Dynegy CEO Admits Uphill Battle on Coal Fired Powerplants
More from today’s Dynegy shareholder’s meeting in Houston today. CEO Bruce Williamson, a finalist for Fossil Fool of the Year, told his company’s shareholders “that only a few of the…