Rainforest Action Network

The Canadian Tar Sands is the world's largest, and dirtiest, energy project. Dirty oil sands crude generates as much as five times greenhouse gas as conventional oil. Yet, unless steps are taken by the U.S. ...

Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

We used to hear so much about the destruction of the Amazon rain forest, but lately not a word. So what happened: Did we save it, or not?

Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

Two weeks ago Massey Energy began blasting Coal River Mountain and with it the hopes of citizens who have developed plans for a green wind project on the mountain. Please contact the Obama administration and tell them to put a stop to it.

Indonesia's rainforests are world-renowned for their social and ecological value. They comprise some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet and are home to millions of Indigenous people. They are also key to reigning in climate change but are currently being cut down at an unprecedented rate. ...

An ad [pdf] promoting palm oil as a sustainable source of food oil and biofuel was rejected because it violated truth in advertising laws. The ad was created for the Malaysian palm oil industry and...

On October 30th, actions were held across the US to protest the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. In Washington, DC 13 people occupied the EPA headquarters building asking the agency to take action against the ongoing destruction.

WHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop removal WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30 WHERE: Your Town, USA CONTACT: Fill out the contact form below

These operations are happening only a few hundred feet away from the Brushy Fork impoundment dam, which holds over 8.2 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge above Pettus, WV. If the dam bursts, nearly a thousand people in the Coal River Valley would likely lose their lives within minutes.

Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney’s iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world Saturday to mark 50 days before the U.N. climate summit.

Those committed to Mother Nature have been known to express their grievances with public happenings and large-scale art projects rather than anti-war style marches. We've compiled a slideshow with some of the best acts of civil disobedience committed in the name of the environment.