Obama: Take a Stand Against Dakota Access Pipeline
RAN Supports Standing Rock Sioux Against Dakota Access Pipeline Rainforest Action Network has joined more than 30 national environmental organizations in calling on President Obama to stop the construction of…
USATODAY: Right to protest also means freedom from militarized police: Column
Protesters should not have to face intimidation by weapons of war. At a time when trust between communities and law enforcement is at such a low, arming local police forces…
USA TODAY: Get us out of the coal business, Mr. Obama
In the face of mounting evidence against coal and its largest corporate players, the U.S. should stop low-cost leasing of public lands to a destructive industry adding to global warming. The…
The Huffington Post: A Hidden Ingredient In Your Candy Bar: Exploited Labor
The Rainforest Action Network released a video Tuesday highlighting the human cost of palm oil, the ubiquitous commodity found in everything from ice cream to detergent. The video describes how the palm oil…
TriplePundit: Animated Video Highlights Labor Abuses in Palm Oil Supply Chain
“The strategy is clear. Relentlessly and loudly calling out PepsiCo, one of the world’s most visible beverage and snack foods brands, could actually convince other companies that it is in…
Systemic Labor Abuses, Modern Day Slavery Exposed by Palm Oil Workers’ Stories in New Animated Video
Video follows report exposing egregious labor rights abuses on the palm oil plantations of PepsiCo joint venture partner Indofood FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco,…
New York Times: Deutsche Bank Pulls Back from Deals in the Coal Mining Sector
Pressured by environmentalists and worried about big losses from a troubled industry, many large banks and other lenders have made a hasty retreat from coal mining in recent years. ……
Jakarta Globe: Report Unveils Labor Exploitation in Indonesia’s Palm Oil Industry
Palm oil plantation workers in North Sumatra work under alarming rates of exploitation, a report by environmental NGO Rainforest Action Network report released on Wednesday (08/06) found. (read the full…
Protesters Tell Feds to ‘Keep It in the Ground’ at Fossil Fuel Auction in Reno
For Immediate Release, June 14, 2016 Contact:AJ Buhay, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, (310) 908-7852, abuhay@planevada.org John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, (775) 348-1986, john@gbrw.org Peter Dakota Molof, Rainforest Action Network, (971)…
International Business Times: Big Banks Betting Against Climate Change Policies, Spending Billions On Fossil Fuel Projects: Report
“Big Banks Betting Against Climate Change Policies, Spending Billions On Fossil Fuel Projects: Report” (Read the full article here)
