Coalition Protests Ambre Energy’s Push for Coal Exports
On February 23, a coalition of local air quality, climate and labor groups confronted Ambre Energy at the company’s U.S.[…]
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Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch Statement on Ecuador Court Ruling Against Chevron
A court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador has ruled in favor of the residents of Ecuador’s Amazon region who have spent the[…]
Read moreNew Report Finds Bank Carbon Principles Did Not Curb Financing of Coal
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) recently released The Principle Matter: Banks, Climate & The Carbon Principles, a new report assessing the[…]
Read moreRoyal Bank of Canada Steps Away from Tar Sands With Support for First Nation Rights
On December 22nd, The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) made public its new environmental and social standards, which will govern financing[…]
Read moreNew Report Shows Publishing Industry Trend to Protect Rainforests; Two Leading Publishers Receive Failing Grades
Eleven of the nation’s largest children’s book publishers are receiving grades on their roles in rainforest protection. In a new[…]
Read moreMore than 100 Arrested at White House Demanding End to Mountaintop Removal
September 27th, 2010 – More than 100 people were arrested today during Appalachia Rising, the largest national protest to end[…]
Read moreGeneral Mills Moves Away From Rainforest Destruction
America’s favorite food company, General Mills (GIS), is taking a crucial step to protect rainforests, with the release of a[…]
Read moreProtesters Tell Canadian Consulate: “Stop Poisoning Us With Toxic Tar Sands Oil”
Concerned with what has been an incessant string of oil spills and leaks, and with the health of the drinking[…]
Read moreActivists Stage Creative Demonstration at EPA Headquarters: Call for Agency to Veto Controversial Spruce Mine Permit
On Monday, activists with the Rainforest Action Network staged a creative demonstration at the EPA headquarters to compel the agency[…]
Read moreTwins vs Rangers Takes A Sudden Swing At Saving Rainforests
As the Twins pulled into the eighth inning of their closing home game against the Texas Rangers, the crowd was[…]
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