What does the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) do? Working for environmental and economic justice, RAN organizes people to bring its message to the attention of corporate and governmental leaders across the globe.
Agribusiness like ADM, Bunge and Cargill are expanding into pristine ecosystems and displacing Indigenous communities. What do you have to say about that?
RAN campaigners confronted Dominion Resources CEO Thomas Farrell at Bank of America's annual investment conference at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco on September 15. On the same day, RAN and others blockaded the construction site of a Dominion plant in Wise County, VA (see this account for video).
RAN's Robin Beck attempts to present Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, with an award for the global financial institution's massive support for dirty coal. Bank of America is the leading financial backer of mountaintop removal coal mining in the United States and a top funder of new coal-fired power plants.
This Die-in successfully shut down a Citibank branch in Washington DC, with no arrests.
National day of action against Citibank and Bank of America
November 16-17
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is also launching a campaign against rainforest destruction for palm oil. Help us find which products contain it so that we can pressure the big suppliers to stop destroying rainforests.
Go to http://www.theproble mwithpalmoil.org
Activists with Rainforest Action Network's (RAN) Global Finance Campaign draped a 50-foot banner reading "Bank of America: Funding Coal, Killing Communities" across the street from Bank of America's downtown Charlotte, N.C., headquarters this morning. The group is urging the financial giant to stop funding mountaintop removal coal mining and the construction of new coal-fired power plants.
Rainforest Action Network stumps Toyota General Manager Bob Carter after his presentation at the 2007 LA Autoshow with a simple question: "Why not drop the lawsuit against California"
At a loss for words, Bob hits the camera out of my hands. Thanks Bob.
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