Thank You, Cargill a Timeline to Transformation
Thank You.That is what this post is all about. Simply: Thank You. After seven long years of campaigning against Cargill — the biggest privately held corporation in the US –…
Palm Oil: Where to From Here?
As Rainforest Action Network’s palm oil campaigners wrap up a full, fast and furious week here at the 12th annual gathering of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in…
The Page Pepsi Doesn’t Want You To See
For over a year, Rainforest Action Network and our allies have been calling on PepsiCo to cut Conflict Palm Oil from its supply chain. The reason is simple: with an…
No Means No. KLK Out of Collingwood Bay!
This message comes from Adelbert Gangai and George Baure of Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. They are two of many local residents fiercely resisting KLK’s attempted landgrab of the community’s forests. Our…
Building Labor’s Power to Stop Exploitation of Palm Oil Workers
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – RAN just finished hosting an inspiring and humbling two-day Palm Oil Labor Principles Workshop outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The intensive discussions involved dozens of representatives from…
Southern Forests Aren’t Fuel
Big energy corporations are clearcutting forests throughout the Southeast United States, chopping the trees into pellets and shipping them to Europe to be burned for fuel. Tell E.U. policymakers to…
Long Live the Leuser Ecosystem
Of all the special places on earth that are deserving of protection, there is one in particular—Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem on the north tip of Sumatra—that Rainforest Action Network has decided…
All Eyes on PepsiCo: Will it Come Clean or Keep Trafficking Conflict Palm Oil?
PepsiCo is the largest globally distributed snack food company in the world and is a major user of Conflict Palm Oil. But it continues to fall farther and farther behind…
San Francisco Activists Confront the Fashion 15
Earlier this morning, activists staged a protest in downtown San Francisco to call attention to forest destruction for fabric. Activists are visiting Fashion 15 companies throughout the city, demanding that…
A Halloween Trick for Pepsi
Happy Halloween! I hope you’re enjoying the holiday more than Pepsi is today. See, the marketing folks over at Pepsi have been trying all week to promote their holiday hashtag…
World’s Top Coal-Financing Banks Still Won’t Touch Abbot Point
This week, BankTrack launched their latest report on the top coal-financing banks in the world. The ranking, topped by JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, includes several other U.S….
Tell Bank of America: Don’t Finance the Destruction of the Great Barrier Reef
The coal industry is trying to move forward with a deal that would threaten Australia’s treasured Great Barrier Reef and turbocharge climate change—but they can’t do it without major financial…
An Ode to Real Food
This week over five thousand colorful events are taking place in communities across the country to celebrate National Food Day, a project of Center for Science and the Public Interest…
Tell KLK to Leave Collingwood Bay Now!
This guest blog has been authored by Lester Seri of Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. He is one of many local residents fiercely resisting KLK’s attempted landgrab of the community’s…
Naming Names: Forest Destroyers for Clothing
A few weeks ago, RAN announced its newest campaign, Out of Fashion, a campaign for forest-friendly fabric. Currently, some of the biggest names in fashion are responsible for the pulping…
Represent RAN at a Beats Antique Show Near You!
Rainforest Action Network is partnering with Beats Antique on its Fall Tour, “Creature Carnival,” to raise awareness about the importance of protecting tropical rainforests and its many inhabitants. If you…
REVEL Contest Ends on Tuesday!!!
This is it! Tuesday is the last day to submit your name to win 2 party tickets to REVEL!! That’s a $300 value! REVEL is the best party of the…
Time is running out for PepsiCo and the Snack Food 20
In the past two weeks we have made history. We have seen the biggest climate rallies take place on the streets of over 150 countries. People are united by one…
Wall Street: Don’t Destroy the Great Barrier Reef!
In the coming months, big Wall Street banks could finance the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. Raise your voice to stop them! Photo: Shutterstock The Great Barrier Reef, off…
REVEL = FOMO
For those of you who don’t know what REVEL is, it is a night of revelry to celebrate the year’s accomplishments at Rainforest Action Network. It is a night where…
Join the Palm Oil Action Team! The pressure is working, but the job isn’t done!
The risks associated with palm oil cultivation, such as rainforest destruction, climate change, species extinction, and human rights abuse continue to plague the tropical countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. These…
Challenging Corporate Power at the Biggest Climate March in History
This post is by the RAN staff who were in New York as part of the People’s Climate March: Lindsey Allen, Ginger Cassady, Susana Cervantes, Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, Chelsea Matthews, Scott Parkin, Claire…
The Proximity of Hope at the UN Climate Summit
The past few days have been exhilarating as hundreds of thousands of people around the globe display their insistence and commitments to tackling the imminent threats of climate change. United…
#FloodWallStreet
Today, a day after the biggest climate march in history, #FloodWallStreet showed the climate movement’s power, focus and commitment. Underlining Wall Street’s role in driving the climate crisis, thousands of…
Challenge Corporate Power in the streets of NYC
Early Sunday morning RAN joined the hundreds of thousands of people making their voice heard world wide. RAN’s message of the day was Challenge Corporate Power! Prepping the #ChallengeCorporatePower bloc!…