Grassroots or Astroturf

The Rainforest Action Network is a grassroots organization that is made up of 36 staff members in San Francisco, CA and in Tokyo, Japan, plus thousands of volunteer scientists, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens around the world. They have an annual budget of slightly more than $3 million, RAN has helped convince dozens of corporations—including Home Depot, Citigroup, Boise Cascade, and Goldman Sachs—to change their practices, congratulating them when they do so. They have helped to protect millions of acres of forests in Canada, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile and beyond.
Their Campaigns Include:
Global Finance – Works to bring social and environmental accountability to all aspects of global financial business practices.

Old Growth – Works to preserve the Earth's remaining ancient forests by driving old growth wood products out of the marketplace and by promoting the use of sustainable alternatives.

Freedom from Oil – Works to end America’s oil dependence, reduce oil related conflicts, and stop global climate change by convincing the auto industry to dramatically improve fuel efficiency and eliminate vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

Their programs are:

The 12-Step Program – From extraction to pollution, our oil addiction is a common thread in all of our campaigns. We need to get off this toxic chemical today, and RAN has put together a 12-Step program to do it.

Rainforests in the Classroom – Our Rainforests in the Classroom program educates and inspires students to take an active role in protecting the Earth.

Protect-an-Acre – Protect-an-Acre is a small grants program which contributes directly to forest communities struggling to protect their rainforest homelands and the natural-resource base on which these communities rely.