RAN30: 30 Years of Preserving Rainforests
Rainforest Action Network has been campaigning to save rainforests for 30 years. In 1998, RAN was in the midst of one of their first major campaigns to drive products made…
New Palm Oil Commitment, New Loopholes, From PepsiCo
For over two years we have called on PepsiCo, the laggard with the most influence in the Snack Food 20, to cut Conflict Palm Oil from its products. With your…
Taking Back Our Power
Electric utilities aren’t moving as fast as we need them to in phasing out fossil fuel use. Even when almost nine out of ten Americans say that renewable energy is…
RAN and Racing Extinction: Exposing global drivers of extinction
An age of mass extinction is upon us. Driven by climate change, deforestation, agricultural expansion and corporate greed, we are seeing the extinction of species in record numbers. Rainforest Action…
Who Needs to “Fear the Walking Dead” When California Has Its Own Climate Apocalypse?
“The world runs on fossil fuel. I mean, how stupid is that?” — Dr. Edwin Jenner, The Walking Dead (Season 1, Episode 6) Apocalypse (a·poc·a·lypse) (/əˈpäkəˌlips/), noun. “An event involving destruction or…
RAN30: 30 Years of Direct Action!
Later this year, Rainforest Action Network will be celebrating our 30th anniversary — that means 30 years of preserving rainforests, 30 years of protecting the climate, 30 years of defending…
Making Sure Michael Kors Gets Your Message
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…
Precedent Setting Verdict Against Conflict Palm Oil Culprit Upheld in Supreme Court Ruling
In a precedent setting verdict made earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Indonesia has upheld a ruling against the notorious rainforest destroying palm oil company PT. Kallista Alam, ordering…
Tell President Obama: No More Coal, Oil and Gas Leases on Public Lands
President Obama wants to establish a serious climate legacy, and he’s taken some important steps. But at the same time, the president is facilitating an ongoing climate disaster: selling off…
Tell big banks: Don’t cash in on Coal India
In the next week, Coal India, the world’s biggest coal company, is trying to cash in with a big share offering — despite a long record of appalling human rights…
5 Times Labor and the Environmental Movement Fought Together
When the health of our environment is compromised, the health of people is too. Often times the same bad actors that exploit our environment also refuse to give workers safe…
Teamsters & Turtles: An On-Again, Off-Again Relationship
“You cannot seriously address the destruction of wilderness without addressing the society that is destroying it.” — Judi Bari, Earth First!er, Wobbly, organizer and agitator “Hungry and Out of Work? Eat…
Katrina Plus Ten: Climate Justice in Action
How time flies. It is hard to believe it has already been ten years since Hurricane Katrina made devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast. When Katrina hit and devastated the…
Sara Lee and the Problem with Palm Oil
When I’m explaining the problems with palm oil to folks who are new to the issue, I often say that I am almost impressed at how many things this industry…
How does the food system impact our climate?
The climate crisis may not be at the forefront of our minds when we buy a bag of apples at the grocery store, order dinner at a restaurant, or throw…
How does meat production and consumption impact biodiversity?
In the midst of an 8 year RAN campaign on Conflict Palm Oil that’s still going strong, the vast majority of people I speak to understand the connections between consumer…
How does food production impact global water resources?
Agriculture is a major contributor to water scarcity and water contamination in many regions of the world. Agriculture in general accounts for 92% of the freshwater footprint of humanity.[90] In…
How does food waste impact the climate?
While hundreds of millions of households around the globe struggle to meet basic dietary needs, a huge portion of the food produced worldwide ends up in the garbage. Food waste…
How does a lack of global food security and food sovereignty affect people and planet?
Big Food companies, such as Cargill, Monsanto, and Tyson Foods, continue making record profits as more and more people struggle to feed their families, family farmers struggle to stay on…
Take Action: Reclaim our food system from corporate control
Did you know that despite endless aisles of food in the grocery store, and 50 different cereals to choose from, a small handful of companies decide what kind of food…
Can meat consumption reduction campaigns solve the climate crisis?
Because of the stranglehold that corporations and ag policy have on the food system, influencing market demand may be an essential part of the strategy to shift the sector. Market…
Racial and gender equity in our food system
Another symptom of our broken food system is the glaring injustice and disproportionate burden placed on communities of color. Every day, across the US, people struggle to stay on their…
How can we foster a Responsible Food System?
Sustainability, equity and food sovereignty can be achieved in a system where safe and healthy food is grown to meet fundamental human needs, and where control over food and farming…
What role do commodity feed crops play in industrial meat production?
Do you ever buy eggs, milk or meat based on the label depicting happy, pasture-raised animals enjoying the green grass and sunshine on a family farm? In some parts of…
What Climate Justice Means to Me
“With the support of good people and the resilience of brave people, it seems like anything can be accomplished. Sustain the Nine.” — the late Pamela Dashiell, climate justice leader based…
