Demonstrators Take To BP Headquarters On Anniversary Of Oil Spill
“It’s been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in largest oil spillin American history. The company released a report last month saying…
Ahead of BP Spill Anniversary, the Obama Administration Has Proposed New Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rules
“On April 20, 2010 a well blowout at a BP oil rig caused the deaths of 11 workers and nearly five million barrels of oil to flow into the Gulf…
Direct Action: RAN Supported Protest at BP’s Houston Headquarters
“Environmental activists protested inside the lobby of BP’s Houston headquarters Wednesday morning (April 15) to mark the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and the months-long Gulf of…
New RAN fracking policy
Rainforest Action Network supports a ban (1) on hydraulic fracturing (2) for oil and gas. The best available research indicates that a ban on fracking, along with other measures to…
Keystone XL Veto Means Nothing Without Final Rejection
For immediate release: February 24, 2015 Following President Obama’s veto of Congressional pro-Keystone XL legislation, Rainforest Action Network Climate and Energy Program Director Amanda Starbuck issued the following statement:…
RAN response to EPA’s comments on the Keystone XL pipeline
For immediate release: February 3, 2015contact: Claire Sandberg, 646-641-6431, claire@ran.org EPA gives the president everything he needs to reject Keystone In response to comments by the Environmental Protection Agency released…
Keystone XL Opponents Rally in All 50 States
January 13, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network, 507-412-7609Claire Sandberg, Rainforest Action Network, claire@ran.org, 646-641-6431Josh Nelson, CREDO, jnelson@credoaction.com, 202-550-6175Karthik Ganapathy, 350.org, karthik@350.org, (347) 881-3784Mark Westlund, Sierra Club, mark.westlund@sierraclub.org,…
Despite Nebraska Ruling, Keystone XL Still Fails Climate Test
For immediate release:January 9, 2015 contact:Claire Sandberg, 646-641-6431, claire@ran.org San Francisco—In response to today’s ruling from the Nebraska Supreme Court on the proposed pipeline route for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline,…
Keystone XL Opponents Deliver 2 Million+ Comments
Tell Secretary Kerry KXL is Not in Our National Interest Washington, DC – On the last day of the public comment period, Keystone XL opponents held a rally in front…
Progressive Groups Fighting Keystone Xl Pledge Strong Resistance
Rainforest Action Network and CREDO prepare to unleash wave of civil disobedience San Francisco, CA — As Friday’s deadline nears to submit public comments opposing the Keystone XL pipeline, progressive…