People’s Climate March Logistics in NYC
The air is thick with excitement and people-power as thousands and thousands are heading to New York to join in the People’s Climate March on Sunday. Rainforest Action Network…
Diet for a Healthy Planet
Will the U.S. Government finally weigh the climate impacts of our food choices when determining official recommendations on what Americans should be eating? All eyes are on the U.S….
Part 3: Fashion and controversy
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
Stroller Brigade: Mothers Call on PepsiCo CEO To Act on Climate Change
Do you read the ingredients of everything your child eats? I try to. As a mom, grocery shopping is no simple task. I’m constantly reading labels, on the hunt…
Part 2: Dissolving pulp and fashion
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
Join Rainforest Action Network at the People’s Climate March
On September 23, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a summit of global politicians and emitters to discuss climate change in the lead up to the U.N. climate talks…
Seattle Climate Activists Stop Oil-By-Rail With Daring Aerial Blockade
On Tuesday, five residents of Seattle and Everett, WA, working with Rising Tide Seattle, stopped work at a Burlington Northern Santa-Fe Rail Yard in Everett by erecting a tripod-structure on the…
Introducing: Out of Fashion
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way today in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric. “Out…
Satire Wins
We launched a campaign to turn up the heat on Pepsico and its use of Conflict Palm Oil. The goal has been to takeover its darkly ironic #LiveForNow advertising campaign…
Be a Part of the Biggest Climate March in History
On September 21, New York City will see the biggest climate march in history. Be a part of it! You know the deadly effects of climate change: more storms like…
Toba Pulp Lestari: In depth on one of the worst actors in pulp and paper
Indonesian pulp and paper giant Toba Pulp Lestari has been operating recklessly in North Sumatra for years. The company’s mill has been poisoning communities and disrupting life and livelihoods for…
U’wa Indigenous Community’s Defense of Sacred Lands
The Climate Action Fund was established by RAN in 2009 to award grants to frontline community groups that are fighting to prevent fossil fuels from being extracted. CAF is…
Mothers Know Best. Why Palm Oil Needs to be Dropped From Baby Formula
The front cover article of July’s Today’s Dietitian, titled Substituting Palm Oil for Trans Fat: Is Palm Oil a Good Alternative for Human Health and the Environment?, provides a wonderful…
You Did It! No U.S. Tax Dollars for Dirty Coal Plants Abroad!
We did it! We’ve won the first round in a fight against using U.S. tax dollars to finance the dirtiest coal projects around the world, thanks to an outpouring of…
The Coal Industry is Getting Desperate
The coal industry’s mouthpieces in Washington are getting desperate. This week, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) had this to say about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power…
RAN’s Pictures of the Month: July
July was another busy month over at RAN’s Facebook page! Here’s a look at the month’s most popular pictures. 3. The Bronze Panther for Third Most Popular Picture goes to…
All You Need to Jam PepsiCo This Summer
Following the Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict Palm Oil, PepsiCo responded by announcing a Forestry Stewardship Policy and Palm Oil Commitment. Unfortunately, neither of these new promises are strong…
Environmental Injustice in Alberta
In late June, a team of RAN staff travelled to Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada to participate in the Tar Sands Healing Walk, which is organized and hosted by members of…
Pressure is working: Cargill is on the move
Today, after seven years of nonstop pressure from RAN, agribusiness giant Cargill – the largest importer of palm oil into the U.S. – made a major new pledge to root…
No U.S. Funding for Coal Plants Abroad
The coal lobby’s best friend in the Senate is trying to roll back progress on stopping climate change. West Virginia Democrat and “mouthpiece for the coal industry” Joe Manchin is…
Ryan’s World
In late June, a team of RAN staff travelled to Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada to participate in the Tar Sands Healing Walk, which is organized and hosted by members of…
RAN Supports Indigenous Youth In Fight Against Invasive Logging
On the night of December 2, 2002, with temperatures below zero, two sisters and young Indigenous mothers from the Grassy Narrows First Nation drove from their reserve, located in the…
Searching For a Decolonized Mind
In late June, a team of RAN staff travelled to Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada to participate in the Tar Sands Healing Walk, which is organized and hosted by members of…
Don’t be fooled by the “Talk and Log” Initiative
Some of the world’s largest producers and traders of palm oil have released a new initiative called the “Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto”. They claim to be “accelerating the journey to…
Turn Up The Heat on PepsiCo
On May 20, thousands of us united in a Global Day of Action to tell PepsiCo to eliminate Conflict Palm Oil. PepsiCo responded by announcing a Forestry Stewardship Policy and Palm…