Chevron Gets Reamed on 60 Minutes over It’s Toxic Legacy in Ecuador
As a coal finance campaigner, I often see scumbag behavior from King Coal and the banks that love them on a regular basis. But then I forget that we have…
Climate Justice and Coal’s Funeral Procession
About a month or so after the Capitol Climate action I wrote a movement strategy piece to reflect on its lessons. It is the cover story for the May issue…
Tar Sands and Water Don’t Mix – Environment Hearings in Canada
The Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is undertaking a study of water and the tar sands in May, 2009. Public hearings will be taking place in…
Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change – Anchorage, Alaska
For the last 4 days about 500 Indigenous peoples from 80 nations have attended the Indigenous Peoples‘ Global Summit on Climate Change, to create a plan and demand that countries…
Syncrude in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta apologizing for the 1606 dead ducks
Last April 1606 migratory ducks landed on a tar sands tailings pond, or what I would like to call a man made toxic tar pit, and met their end. The…
The “Green” Hypocrisy: America’s Corporate Environment Champions Pollute The World – 24/7 Wall Street
The “Green” Hypocrisy: America’s Corporate Environment Champions Pollute The World – 24/7 Wall Street. “Green is green as in the color of money” – Brand director of General Electric, Brandweek,…
Landmark Victory for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Brazil
In 2001, through our role as an advisor to Global Greengrants Fund, RAN helped make a $5,000 grant to Indigenous Council of Roraima to support an international campaign to demarcate…
RAN called out with 5 others for NOT taking a stand on climate change – when that stand was inadequate.
Integrity is everything when you’ve got limited resources and are committed to saving the world’s last remaining old growth forests, defending Indigenous rights, and stopping climate change. While we applaud…
Powershift vs. Tar Sands
I joined about 30 powershifters to brave the snow and wind early this morning to send a message to Congressional leaders ahead of Canadian Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice….
RBC – Get out of the Tar Sands!!!
RBC is Canada’s largest bank and a premier sponsor of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They’re also Canada’s largest financier of the Alberta Tar Sands – one of the most environmentally…