Rainforest Action Network Victories: Top Ten of 2010
Making change in the world is hard work — some times decades-long hard work. But with the right combination of strategies, experience, tenacity, and allies, it is possible to achieve…
Our Local Dirty Power Plant Is Shutting Down
Here in San Francisco we just got some holiday cheer: After decades of battling, the last remaining fossil fuel power plant in our city is going to shut down. Mayor…
Manchin Doesn’t Care About DADT Or Mountains
Joe Manchin is off to a poor start as the new Senator for West Virginia. Many of his constituents are furious he skipped out on the Senate’s “Don’t Ask Don’t…
WikiLeaks: Chevron Negotiated Oil Project With Iran
Last I checked, Chevron was still a US company and hence subject to US laws. But surprise, surprise: Chevron has little regard for the law when there’s money to be…
Giving To RAN: Going Green for Sweet Sixteen
Amanda Keller and Michelle Bennett of Morris County, New Jersey used the celebration of their very special sixteenth birthdays this year to raise $1,200 for Rainforest Action Network and spread…
Don’t Take Our Word For It: Chevron’s “We Agree” Campaign One of 2010’s Worst
Rather than take responsibility for its toxic mess in the Ecuadorean Amazon, Chevron launched a fancy new $90 million ad campaign to convince us all that the company really cares…
Challenging Green Corporate Power
Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle posted an article about California becoming “the center of renewable power development in the United States” as utility companies work toward the state-mandated 20%…
5 Better Ways Massey Could Spend Blankenship’s Golden Parachute
Just announced — Don Blankenship is set to receive a $12 million “F*** Off” package from Massey Energy. It must be very disappointing for Don, as last year he took…
RAN DC Delivers Over 6,000 Public Comments To EPA
Yesterday was the end of the public comment period for the April 1st guidelines that put tougher standards on mountaintop removal mining permits. So we stuffed the public comments into…
The Credit Crisis Demystified
For those who’d like a better understanding of the credit crisis, check out this great video from crisisofcredit.com