Indonesia's protected areas are vital for the survival of some of the world's most endangered species and the forest communities that depend on them. The Leuser Protected Ecosystem in Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, is a protected area of global significance as it is the last place wh...
I stand with RAN in calling on the US snack food industry to help stop the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests for palm oil. The rainforests of Indonesia are some of the most biodiverse forests in the world and home to a number of endangered species, like Sumatran orangutans, Sumat...
To the CEOs of banks that lend to Arch Coal, It's time to stop financing a company that destroys mountains and devastate communities. Arch Coal's planned mountaintop removal mine in Blair, West Virginia, would obliterate a nationally recognized historical site. For the town's resident...
Will you take five minutes right now to ask President Obama to make climate change a priority this year, starting by putting an end to the Keystone Pipeline? And then ask five of your friends to do the same? As NASA scientist James Hansen has said: "The Keystone pipeline spells game o...
Tell President Obama to End the Keystone Pipeline Will you take five minutes right now to ask President Obama to make climate change a priority this year, starting by putting an end to the Keystone Pipeline? And then ask five of your friends to do the same? As NASA scientist James Han...
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) believes that it is not only possible to manage humanity’s forest use in a way that is both equitable and responsible — maintaining cultural diversity, ecological integrity, the climate and environmental services — it is absolutely necessary for the hea...
Dear APRIL CEO Sukanto Tanoto, Your biggest competitor, Asia Pulp & Paper, just announced milestone commitments to protect Indonesia's natural forests and peatlands and to respect human rights. Now it's APRIL's turn. As you know, Indonesia is home to some of the world's most biologica...
Dear Teguh Ganda Wijaya (Chairman of APP), It is past time to take responsibility for the social and environmental devastation caused by Asia Pulp and Paper's operations. As you know, Indonesia is home to some of the world's most biologically and culturally diverse forests, providing ...
Dear Dr. Oz and producers of The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Oz recently encouraged millions of his followers to give red palm oil a try for its "incomparable, powerful nutritional virtues." I urge you to withdraw this recommendation. I feel confident that after looking into the broader environm...
Rainforest Action Network mourns the unexpected loss of our visionary Executive Director Rebecca Tarbotton. Our organization, and the community that has grown around it for more than 25 years, are mourning the loss of Rebecca Tarbotton, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday while vacatio...
Rainforest Action Network mourns the unexpected loss of our visionary Executive Director Rebecca Tarbotton. Our organization, and the community that has grown around it for more than 25 years, are mourning the loss of Rebecca Tarbotton, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday while vacatio...
SAN FRANCISCO (12.28.12)—Rainforest Action Network (RAN), and the community that has grown around it for more than 25 years, are mourning the sudden and tragic loss of Executive Director, Rebecca Tarbotton, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26. A self-proclaimed “pragmatic ...
While Bank of America makes loud announcements about its environmental initiatives and climate commitment, it continues to pump billions of dollars into the coal industry, including mountaintop removal coal mining that is devastating communities across Appalachia. We are sick and tire...
CHARLOTTE—Nine people were arrested today in sit-ins at four different Bank of America locations across Charlotte. The activists were part of Rainforest Action Network’s campaign to confront the bank’s leading role in coal financing, which impacts the quality of air in North Carolina ...
When Bank of America pumps billions of dollars into the coal industry, it is contributing to respiratory illness in communities across this country and to the top source of climate change pollution: carbon emissions. We are sick and tired of Bank of America polluting our communities a...
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have begun to disrupt the global climate, triggering extreme weather events around the globe in recent years. To address this growing climate crisis, the global economy must rapidly transition to low-carbon energy sources. Th...
Dear Mr. Iger and all the Disney staff, Today your company did an important and courageous thing for Indonesia's and the world's forests, and I want to personally thank you. Your new global policy makes clear that Disney deeply values conserving forests, supporting responsible forest ...
Dear Mr. Iger and all the Disney staff, Today your company did an important and courageous thing for Indonesia's and the world's forests, and I want to personally thank you. Your new global policy makes clear that Disney deeply values conserving forests, supporting responsible forest ...
Dear Cargill, Two weeks ago, the mainstream media caught fire with a Stanford study questioning the benefits of organic foods. It turns out the anti-organics study may have your fingerprints on it. I am aware that your company donated $5 million to Stanford's Food Security and the Env...
Dear US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Cargill, Inc. Chief Free Trade Lobbyist Devry Boughner, I've heard about the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement and I do not believe negotiations for this agreement should be conducted in secret with only the influence of corporate...
Dear US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Cargill, Inc. Chief Free Trade Lobbyist Devry Boughner, I've heard about the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement and I do not believe negotiations for this agreement should be conducted in secret with only the influence of corporate...
The connection between deforestation-related emissions and agricultural expansion is well documented. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), agriculture and deforestation account for roughly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Ta...
Dear Administrator Jackson, I urge the EPA to protect the health of Americans by adopting strong clean air standards for soot pollution. Soot pollution costs lives: Particulate emissions from coal-fired power plants, automobiles, and other sources contribute to heart and respiratory d...
Dear EPA: As a concerned environmentalist and citizen, thank you for publicizing your preliminary finding that palm-oil based biofuels do not meet the greenhouse gas standards of the federal renewable fuels mandate. I am aware that palm oil industry giants such as Cargill and Wilmar a...
As the largest financier of the US coal industry, Bank of America should be called the "Bank of Coal". So we decided to rename it, whether the bank likes it or not. And what better place to do that than at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, which stands as a giant symbol of eve...
On May 9, Bank of America will be holding its annual shareholder meeting in Charlotte, NC. RAN will be mobilizing thousands of people to make our demands heard both inside and outside the meeting that BoA must stop funding dirty coal and fueling climate change. We need Bank of America...
The two-year anniversary of the controversial Citizens United vs. FEC ruling is rapidly approaching. This shocking decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 2010 allows corporations unlimited spending on campaign elections—as a constitutional right to free speech under the Fir...
Dear Chocolatier, While I do adore chocolates, I have no love for rainforest-destroying palm oil. With this Valentine postcard, I want to make sure you are aware that the palm oil that you are using to make some of your Valentine's chocolates could be linked to some very alarming issu...
