The Human Cost Of Palm Oil Expansion
“Before we had a happy life,” Ms. Gaong said she tells her grandchildren. “Now it’s a difficult life. There’s nothing left for them.” The recent story in the New York…
People Power Is Changing Our Banking Behavior
Over the last few weeks since we launched our “Not One More Dollar” campaign, thousands of you have committed to stop doing business with Bank of America until the bank…
ADM vs. Responsible Palm Oil & Human Rights
Unlike 2008’s showdown, nobody from RAN attended this year’s Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) shareholder meeting to hold CEO Patricia Woertz’ ass to the fire. Nonetheless, ADM did not get away…
Chevron Contractor Diego Borja’s Own Lawyer Admits He Could Face Criminal Liability For Obstructing Ecuador Trial
The saga of Chevron’s self-described “dirty tricks guy” continues. As a refresher: Diego Borja is the guy who claimed in 2009 that he had video showing the Ecuadorean judge presiding…
18 Years Of Fighting Chevron
Amazon Watch’s Mitch Anderson shared this story from Lago Agrio, Ecuador to mark the 18th anniversary of the lawsuit to hold Chevron accountable for its oil pollution. The sprawl of…
Occupy Oakland: RAN Deplores Violence — But Come On Media, Get It Right
Most of RAN’s staff joined the call from Occupy Oakland for the general strike yesterday. We had an energizing and inspiring time marching in the streets in solidarity with the…
Scraping Off The Greenwash: Chevron Gets Jammed
Remember last year when we teamed up with the Yes Men and Amazon Watch to totally punk Chevron’s bogus “We Agree” greenwash campaign? And then hundreds of you got in…
Why Rainforest Action Network Stands With The Occupy Movement
“We all know, or at least sense, that the world is upside down: we act as if there is no end to what is actually finite — fossil fuels and…
Man Up: Music Video Call-To-Action To Oppose The Keystone XL Pipeline Nov. 6th
Obama: Man Up! No to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline! Becky White and the Secret Mission have just released this catchy and hilarious protest anthem/call to action track and…
Remember, Remember The 5th Of November
Remember, remember the 5th of November — because this Saturday is “Bank Transfer Day.” BTD is a highly popular Facebook event (over 70,000 are attending) initiated by Kristen Christian, a…
UPDATED Bank Of America CEO To Activists: The Pressure Is Working
Update: More signs that the pressure is working: Bank of America has dropped its plan to charge a $60 annual fee for its customers to access their own money! We’ve…
Go Nederlands! Dutch Government Rejects Bogus, “Certified Sustainable” Timber From Malaysia
Environmental and human rights groups in the Netherlands are welcoming the Dutch government’s rejection of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) for failure to meet minimal accepted sustainability principles. The…
Another Round Of Obscene Quarterly Profits Exposes Chevron’s Moral Bankruptcy
A third straight quarter of obscene profits shows once again just how greedy and morally bankrupt Chevron’s decision not to take responsibility for its environmental and human rights crisis in…
Top Oil Industry Analysts Say It’s Time For Chevron To Settle In Ecuador
Oppenheimer’s Fadel Gheit is one of the top oil industry analysts in the world. What he says carries a lot of weight. And right now, he’s saying that it’s time…
Reverend Billy Is Free!
We just got this update from Reverend Billy of the Church of Earthalujah: Reverend Billy has been acquitted of all charges for last year’s action on Buy Nothing Day at…
Girl Scouts Win Brower Youth Award
Congratulations to Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva for winning this year’s Brower Youth Award! These two intrepid Girl Scouts leaders are paving the way to ensure that Girl Scout cookies…
Is It Time To Occupy Cargill?
“[The Occupy movement] is about the corporate takeover of democracy of our lives in every way. The food movement is inherently anti-corporate and it is inherently about rebuilding a real…
Time For An Economy That Works For All
Have you occupied the board room yet? In case you have no idea what I’m talking about: Last week, RAN teamed up with groups like NY Communities for Change, Main…
REVEL 2011 Rocked!
For Californians who care about the environment, the rager of the year is most certainly Rainforest Action Network’s annual benefit REVEL. Naomi Klein and The Yes Men were honored with…
Indonesia Palm Oil Association Walks Out On The Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil
It’s been a tumultuous few months for cheerleaders of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil-certified “sustainable” palm oil, and now the ground just became even more unstable. In an interesting turn…
It’s Time To #OccupytheBoardRoom
It’s time to #OccupytheBoardRoom. Thousands of protesters have been occupying Wall Street for the past several weeks to take their demands for social and economic justice directly to the richest…
Fed Up With Wall Street’s Greed? Time to Put Bank of America on Notice
The flowering of Occupy Wall Street into a nationwide and even international movement has been something to behold. The mounting frustration with the structural inequalities in our system — bailouts…
VIDEO: Creativity And Passion Are Driving The Occupation Of Wall Street
Walking around the “Island of Humanity” that is #OccupyWallStreet, I’m struck most by the creativity of expression and the impressive amount of organizing that has gone into keeping this three-week…
Occupy Wall Street: What You Can Do
While pundits and the media blow hot air about whether Occupy Wall Street is a movement or not, thousands of protestors in cities across the globe are hitting the streets…
Australians Don’t Trust Chevron
Earlier this year we commissioned a report on the financial and operational risks to Chevron’s worldwide business operations if the company continues with its endless litigation strategy in Ecuador rather…