New Mountaintop Removal Report Card: Which Banks Made the Grade
It’s way past time for the world’s banks to stop funding the wholesale destruction of Appalachia’s ecosystems. Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club released the 2011 Mountaintop Removal Report…
Greenwash Alert: Royal Bank of Scotland’s Coal Financing and Climate Week
Our good friends and allies at Platform, a London-based research group, released a new report earlier this week outlining the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) extensive investments in the coal…
Score: Three to Zip in Bad Day for Dirty Energy
Amidst a horrific week of news about Japan, there was some truly good news yesterday in the fight to keep dirty coal and oil out of our air, water and…
What Does Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown Mean for our Energy Future?
Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster have dominated headlines around the world since news broke last Friday. Thousands of people have died in Japan over the past few days,…
Offical Notice: Cease Financing Coal
To: Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC and Wells Fargo: We regret to inform you that this bank is being put on Notice. Effective immediately you must…
Thin Mints vs. Orangutan Survival: Girl Scouts Face Moral Dilemma
“Hello, girls. We heard how you’re refusing to sell Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies because they contain palm oil, the production of which might destroy habitat for orangutans in Indonesia….
Get Crunk for the Amazon
Very few times in life does one get the opportunity to title anything “Get Crunk for the Amazon.” Well, today’s a banner day. Our homies at Critical Beats partnered with…
RAN Protests Coal Export Kingpin Ambre Energy
Today in Salt Lake City, RAN has joined with climate activists, air quality advocates and local labor organizations to tell coal giant Ambre Energy that the coal rush is over….
Local Washington Residents Oppose Longview Coal Port
Concerned local residents turned out in force on Tuesday to demand that Cowlitz County, Washington officials revoke a shore permit for the proposed Longview coal export terminal. If built, the…
RAN’s Position On Hydrofracking
We have grown increasingly concerned about the prevalence of hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ a technique used to mine natural gas. We’ve watched movies like Split Estate and Gasland, which explain…