Indonesia’s mixed signals
Tbe Government of Indonesia’s REDD working group finally released their guidelines for the distribution of Indonesian forest carbon revenues. The numbers vary by the forest being protected, but 70% for…
Where in the World?
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,…
Building dams to save the environment
Environmental advocates, especially those of us who grew up in the dam ridden West, would never imagine that a dam can actually be a tool to protect a critically threatened…
APRIL, the pulp and paper giant, violates Indonesian laws and community rights
The Kampar peninsula in Riau, Sumatra has become a center of expansion of the pulp and paper industry. Once entirely peat forest and peat swamp habitats, the most carbon rich…
Forest carbon credits: A solution for who?
In recent weeks a storm has been gathering over Papua New Guinea’s ‘Carbon Cowboys’. Natasha Loder, science writer for the Economist, and Chris Lang of the REDD-Monitor have been leading…
It’s Time to Change Chevron–Moblilize for Climate Justice in Richmond Ca on Aug 15
The Mobilization for Climate Justice-West (a coalition of over a dozen groups) are calling for a rally and mass civil disobedience in at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California on…
Mrs. Nixon, please help us stop the tar sands
In Toronto today, RAN appealed directly to Janet Nixon – the wife of Royal Bank of Canada’s CEO, Gordon Nixon – to help us end her husband’s company’s massive bankrolling…
Big Oil’s Green Scare Tactics Hit a New Low
It’s pretty rare that I read a Green Scare smear piece that turns my stomach these days. But this one just took the cake. The Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs…
Freedom From Oil Tour Diary # 7 – Interview with Ben Powless from Indigenous Environmental Network
[youtube RefVb-gv_nI] Check out episode 7 of the 10 day adventure of RAN and Substance educating and mobilizing people to stop the Tar Sands, with rock bands Propagandhi and Strike…
Latest dozen Protect-an-Acre grants
Our latest series of a dozen Protect-an-Acre grants over the last few months supported frontline community efforts to defend their land in forests from the Amazon and Cerrado in South…