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Guess what? RAN turns 40 this month! 🥳 All month, we're celebrating our 40th anniversary and looking back at some of our winning campaigns. You'll also have a chance to win prizes and participate in special programming throughout the month. Learn more: act.ran.org/page/79941/d... 🎂 🎉 🎁 🎈 #RANday

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One of the biggest fossil fuel banks in the world - Chase - has taken on a new business venture: "ethical" investing. Despite offering customers "sustainable" funds, £200 million from these funds has been invested in Glencore, a mining giant polluting South Africa www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Climate groups are suing Trump. The lawsuits target Trump’s revocation of Biden's protections of federal waters from fossil fuel leasing, and call for the reinstatement of a 2021 court decision protecting 130 million acres in the Arctic & Atlantic oceans. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Next week, 10 activists who fought against the Mountain Valley Pipeline will be tried in court for trumped-up charges. The 300-mile pipeline will threaten local communities and our climate with toxic fossil fuels. #StopMVP #ProtectTheProtest www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"DEI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a responsibility. White-led environmental nonprofits must acknowledge that we've risen up BECAUSE of the struggle and strategies of Black, Indigenous, and frontline communities." Keep on learning this #BlackHistoryMonth and onwards! ❤️ www.ran.org/the-understo...

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The "endangerment finding" says that greenhouse gases harm public health & welfare. Trump's EPA is set to strike it down. "Repealing [the] finding gives fossil fuel execs – who funded Trump's rise to power – a free pass to pollute" –Allison Fajans-Turner, RAN www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Last week, we showed up with this billboard at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) in Orlando, FL. The corporations represented at this conference are some of the biggest drivers of forest loss & community conflicts around the world - including Oreo-maker Mondelēz! #KeepForestsStanding

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Big Oil is suing @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social in a landmark lawsuit that could set a dangerous precedent allowing attacks on unions, activists and journalists. Energy Transfer wants to silence our free speech through intimidation. Tell them #ImWithGreenpeace and take action at greenpeaceontrial.org

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Did you know that the Rocky Mountains are the site of 5 huge coal mines? These have caused serious water pollution and declining fish populations in Ktunaxa First Nation territories and surrounding communities. But the Ktunaxa people are fighting back. www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/frontline-st...

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"Today, we are witnessing a new systematic assault on human rights in the U.S. The new administration has unleashed an unprecedented number of executive orders and administrative actions to chip away at the dignity and basic rights of our friends and family." www.ran.org/the-understo...

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People's lives are being deeply impacted by fracking operations in Arlington, TX. This mini docuseries shines a light on the human cost of methane gas extraction in U.S. communities. These folks are fighting to stop gas pollution in their neighborhoods. www.liveablearlington.org/faces-of-fra...

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Global banks are financing Glencore's destructive Mountain Top Removal coal mines in British Colombia, Canada, but communities are fighting back. Read about it first hand in an interview with frontline communities by @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social here: www.banktrack.org/article/elk_...

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What if every time you used your bank card, you set a tree on fire? 🌲🔥 This video visualizes the impact our banks have on the environment. Our research shows the world's 60 biggest banks poured $705 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2023 alone. Shame! #DefundClimateChaos www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3gA...

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"Today, as we bear witness to this coordinated assault on basic human rights here in the U.S, we cannot stand by silently. Because these assaults on humanity...represent a strategy to distract us, divide us & consolidate power" –RAN Executive Director, Ginger Cassady www.newsweek.com/trumps-immed...

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Last weekend, we disrupted insurance giant Chubb's annual golf event, the Chubb Classic. Hundreds of fake bills – featuring CEO Evan Greenberg as a "pollution profiteer" – rained down from the camera tower as a banner unfurled below the stands. www.ran.org/press-releas...

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Insurers are directly responsible for making our planet uninsurable! Despite the billions of dollars in property damages we're experiencing from climate chaos, insurers continue to invest in & underwrite fossil fuels Our demand: STOP insuring fossil fuels! capitalandmain.com/how-big-insu...

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BREAKING: We crashed Chubb insurance's annual golf tournament. Chubb is one of the top fossil fuel insurers in the world and they pour billions of dollars into methane gas every year.

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Insurers are digging themselves into a hole – & taking us down with them! In the UK, insurers paid out a record £585 MILLION for weather-related property damage. The irony is that these companies continue to insure fossil fuels. #InsureOurFuture NOT fossil fuels! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Louisiana fisherfolk are trying to stop the biggest fossil fuel buildout of our lifetime. Methane gas is booming on the Gulf Coast and its harming the health, safety, and livelihoods of Louisiana locals. Fishers in Cameron Parish used to haul in the most shrimp in the world.

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The "Fix Our Forests" Act may sound great...but what is it really? Environmental journalist, Rob Lewis, discusses how the bill's language could actually mean MORE logging of our forests. On top of that, the bill obstructs citizen input in numerous ways. www.commondreams.org/opinion/fix-...

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Cameron LNG and Calcasieu Pass are two major projects severely threatening the health, safety, and livelihoods of Louisiana fisherfolk. After years of research, we've uncovered the insurers quietly backing these toxic projects – and the community is coming for them 💪🔥 www.ran.org/the-understo...

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Corporate exploitation at its finest! Let’s review the facts: 👉 State Farm contributes billions of dollars to fossil fuels 👉 Climate chaos driven by said fossil fuels destroys our homes & communities 👉 State Farm uses this as an opportunity to raise rates Shame! www.thestreet.com/breaking-new...

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With just 24 hours left - we need your support to Protect the Black Hills from unregulated lithium mining. South Dakota HB 1258 will be voted on this Thursday, February 13th. Please call or email the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1258

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Activists from @re-set.bsky.social kicked off the #INGGlobalaction by delivering a big heart to the Prague ING office. The activists called on ING to cut ties with Czech energy giant EPH. Instead of rapidly closing down the coal plant & mines it is buying it is extending their life times.

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We publicly exposed the insurers behind Calcasieu Pass, one of the biggest methane gas (LNG) export terminals in the U.S. Years of research reveal for the first time the insurers backing this toxic methane terminal, which is harming both climate & communities. #StopLNG www.ran.org/press-releas...

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Japan's financing of methane gas (LNG) projects harms Gulf South communities, poisoning air, destroying ecosystems, and accelerating climate impacts. Last month, frontline communities traveled to Tokyo to talk to Japanese banks directly 👇 #StopLNG www.commondreams.org/opinion/gulf...

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"With wildfire losses now climbing past $250 billion, one question echoes through the city: Who pays to rebuild?" U.S. banks have been pouring billions into fossil fuels for YEARS. But they hardly spend a dime on helping communities recover from climate disaster www.commondreams.org/opinion/publ...

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Last year we celebrated a huge victory: Indonesian agribusiness, Harita Group, committed to permanently halt operations on Long Isun Indigenous territory! But the long-term protection of Long Isun’s territory – and many other Indigenous communities – are not yet secure www.ran.org/forest-front...

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The story of Nemonte Nenquimo is one to learn from – it teaches us that Indigenous knowledge is the key to protecting our environment. Nemonte talks about her dream to end harmful extraction and save the Amazon, and how she made it come true. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

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The Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site & one of the last refuges for Sumatran orangutans. Our investigations have uncovered 2,577 hectares of forests cleared illegally by the palm oil industry. And that palm oil is ending up on our store shelves news.mongabay.com/2025/01/comi...

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Enough is enough! Gulf South activists Manning Rollerson/Sharon Wilson confront financiers in Japan over $35B+ LNG financing. Our communities won't be sacrificed for fossil fuels @commondreams.org @marketforces.org.au @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social #STOPLNG www.commondreams.org/opinion/gulf...

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Seven years ago we taught Harrison Ford how the palm oil industry is destroying tropical rainforests in Indonesia. Check out this RAN throwback from The Years Project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dm...

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It's #BlackHistoryMonth, and we know that the struggle for Black liberation is deeply embedded into environmental justice. Black communities are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis and environmental disasters, and they are often the first to sound the alarm www.nrdc.org/stories/envi...

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Corporations say they care about climate but are using loopholes to conduct business as usual. The latest loophole: sustainability-linked loans. $286 BILLION of these loans were given to polluting industries, like fossil fuels, mining, and agriculture. www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

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We uncovered deforestation in the Orangutan Capital of the World! 2,577 hectares (6,368 acres) of forests in the The Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve have been cleared since 2015. Palm oil being grown here is entering the supply chains of our household brands. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/comi...

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Pulpwood company Mayawana Persada has a huge legacy of deforestation. Last year, the Indonesian government ordered them to halt activity and restore damaged peatlands. But Mayawana Persada has been planting acacia trees on cleared peatland in defiance of the order. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/indo...

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Severe drought has made the Brazilian #Amazon more vulnerable to fires. Fires increased by 79% from 2023 to 2024, burning nearly 31 million acres of land – an area roughly the size of Italy. This is not normal. www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/01/22/f...

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RAN campaigner, Allison, was interviewed shortly after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. With the government failing to hold corporations accountable for climate chaos, there's an even more pressing need for banks to #DefundClimateChaos www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

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Data shows that people in high climate risk areas paid 82% more for insurance than people in low risk areas. Insurers are supposed to protect us from risk, but instead they're leaving people helpless after climate disasters. #InsureOurFuture not fossil fuels! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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While U.S. politicians squabble, Americans suffer. Our planet is on fire, our wages are stagnating, and it's becoming more difficult to meet our basic needs. At RAN, our strategy has always been to challenge corporate power – and we'll continue to do so in 2025. www.ran.org/the-understo...

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We've linked major grocery store brands to #PalmOil producers operating illegally in our planet's most critical rainforests! These companies threaten our climate, wildlife, & local communities. We must #KeepForestsStanding! See which brands are complicit: www.ran.org/kfs

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Fossil fuel companies are amassing billions of dollars PER DAY while poisoning our communities, threatening our future, and inflating our gas prices. That's enough to buy politicians, influence climate policies, and still have plenty leftover to pocket. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The best way to protect forests? Uphold Indigenous rights. The territory of the #LongIsun community covers over 80,000 hectares of rich forests — larger than all five boroughs of NYC! This land is sustainably managed and relied on for their livelihoods 🌳 www.ran.org/the-understo...

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