Video: PepsiCo Declared “Out of Order” Across the Globe
PepsiCo’s new palm oil policy and ‘action plan’ has a loophole the size of Indonesia. Throughout the month of October, forest fires, intentionally lit to clear land for palm oil…
Risking arrest to stop the sale of our public lands
Yesterday, outside of Denver, the federal government offered up 90,000 acres of public lands for sale to the highest bidder, to drill and frack for private profit.1 Much of that land…
Stopping the giveaway of our public lands in Colorado
On November 12th over 100 activists gathered at BLM’s Colorado offices to stop the leasing of our public lands for private profit. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Protesters Tell Feds to “Keep it in the Ground” at Colorado Oil and Gas Auction
For Immediate Release, November 12, 2015 Contact: Micah Parkin, 350 Colorado, (504) 258-1247Pauline Reetz, Audubon Society of Greater Denver, (303) 973-9530, (303) 333-2164 …
When We Fight, We F*** Shit Up: Keystone XL and Delegitimizing Fossil Fuels
cross-posted from Counterpunch “At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the…
Paris, we have a problem – help end bank financing of coal before the UN climate summit
Guest post from Catalina von Hildebrand, BankTrack RAN supporters have heard about the changes underway at the top US banks when it comes to their financing relationships with the coal…
Bulldozers Continue to Destroy the Heart of the Leuser Ecosystem
Right now, bulldozers are destroying the heart of the rainforests and peatlands of the Leuser Ecosystem for Conflict Palm Oil. At 6.5 million acres, Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem is like nowhere…
BREAKING: Keystone XL is history
Today, you made history. After a seven-year fight, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all.1 It’s you—and the rest of the movement — that we have to…
PUBLIC LANDS CLEARANCE SALE: Happening now!
On Tuesday, I sat in a half-empty ballroom in a Holiday Inn in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and watched oil companies buy up 60,000 acres of wild land to drill and frack for…
Stop the sale of our public lands
Yesterday in Wyoming, some of the world’s richest dirty energy companies bought up 76,000 acres of public lands to mine, drill and frack for private profit. I rallied with environmentalists…
Taking your message to Guess
For over a year, Rainforest Action Network has been calling on fashion brands to stand up for forests and those who depend on them. Wood-based fabrics, including rayon and viscose,…
This Is Getting Ridiculous. Obama, Stop The Delay and Reject KXL Now!
This is getting ridiculous. The ongoing saga of Keystone took another twist yesterday as Canadian oil giant TransCanada attempted to weasel their way out of an outright rejection of the…
Tell President Obama: It’s Past Time to Reject Keystone XL
For seven long years, everyday people in Canada, the United States and other parts of the world have fought to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. When this struggle started, Keystone…
Indonesian Frontline Activists: “Stand With Us!”
Even as millions of people across SE Asia are suffocating under smoke pollution billowing from the out of control wildfires surrounding Indonesia’s palm oil plantations, all too often the stories…
Ongoing Forest Fires, Land Conflict and Deforestation Plague Paper Giant APP
More Pressure and Engagement Is Needed to Repair a Broken System This file picture taken on Sep 17, 2015 shows fires burning at a concession area in Pelalawan, Riau…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Demand federal recognition for the Houma people
The United Houma Nation of Southern Louisiana are on the front lines of oil extraction in the Gulf Coast, and on the front lines of climate change. But they’ve been fighting…
Delivering Your Message at Abercrombie & Fitch
For over a year now, Rainforest Action Network has been calling attention to the egregious human rights abuses and rainforest destruction in the supply chain for wood-based fabrics. While some…
Citigroup Takes a Step Away From Banking Coal
Earlier today, Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank, committed to take a significant, though partial step away from banking coal. The company updated its environmental policy statement, stating that it…
Rally at Morgan Stanley: Stop Cashing in on Coal!
Last week, we launched our campaign to pressure Morgan Stanley to stop cashing in on coal.1 Thanks to your action, we have their attention. Now it’s time to up the ante….
Tell President Obama: Public lands are not for private profits
America’s public lands are being sold at bargain prices for oil, coal and gas extraction — making the world’s wealthiest companies richer, and making the world’s climate crisis worse. President…
Public Lands, Private Profits: Five Things You Need to Know
Rainforest Action Network released a new report today about the dirty energy corporations that are profiting from the broken public lands fossil fuel leasing system in this country. It’s called Public…
Conflict Palm Oil Culprit Found Clearing Critical Sumatran Elephant Habitat
Another Conflict Palm Oil Culprit has been found destroying the lowland rainforests of the Leuser Ecosystem. Field monitoring has identified that palm oil company PT. Tualang Raya is actively clearing…
Tell Morgan Stanley: Stop Cashing in on Coal
We’re three months away from the crucial Paris climate conference, and some major U.S. banks have been taking the lead and committing to get out of coal.1 Here at Rainforest Action…
Five Reasons Why Morgan Stanley is RAN’s Next Target Bank on Coal Finance
Today, RAN announced our next bank target on coal financing: Morgan Stanley. With Bank of America and Credit Agricole already taking major steps away from financing coal and the Paris…
