RAN Supporters Shut Down GM Greenwashing Site!
Last week RAN supports shut down one of the biggest and most ambitious online corporate greenwashing campaigns. To mark its 100th anniversary two weeks ago, General Motors launched a new…
2008: $100 per barrel and another mammoth challenge for climate change activists
Every now and then the Wall Street Journal provides some proverbial food for thought that exceeds its mandate of invisible hand ideology. In a recent piece – Oils Hits $100,…
Did Bush’s EPA chief quit after Dick Cheney changed power plant laws?
Former EPA director Christine Whitman is having a rough time lately. She was appointed by Bush to head the environmental agency, until she abruptly resigned in 2003. A few weeks…
Moving towards a moratorium on coal: recent victories
Early 2007 has seen a sea change in the movement for a moratorium on coal. While there are still approximately 140 proposed coal plants on the drawing board in the…
Moving towards a moratorium on coal: recent victories
Early 2007 has seen a sea change in the movement for a moratorium on coal. While there are still approximately 140 proposed coal plants on the drawing board in the…
Google Cars?
On Monday of this week, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, announced the launch of their 10 million dollar plug-in hybrid electric vehicle initiative (RechargeIT), and unveiled the largest solar…
Deforestation leading cause of Global Warming
OK – we know that forests trap carbon which helps reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We know that planting trees and restoring forests increases the depth…
Bringing Oil and Climate Impacts to Ford Headquarters
On Wednesday, September 27, 2006, representatives from oil-impacted communities in Nigeria and Micronesia met with Ford officials to ask the company to sign a pledge to help end America’s oil addiction by building…
Bringing Oil and Climate Impacts to Ford Headquarters
On Wednesday, September 27, 2006, representatives from oil-impacted communities in Nigeria and Micronesia met with Ford officials to ask the company to sign a pledge to help end America’s oil addiction by building…
RAN Took Manhattan
Every so often you go to an event – perhaps even a fundraiser – and you’re struck by the quality of the evening. The venue is perfect – not too…