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Tarik Yousef has been a hobby woodworker since he was 12 years old. He began by building furniture out of his basement in Ohio. Then, he decided to pursue…
TY Fine Furniture, green business, Green Business Network, furniture, home decor
TY Fine Furniture, green business, Green Business Network, furniture, home decor
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) Many allied organizations, along with Green Americans around the country, joined together to voice concerns over Scott Pruitt's leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency. In July 2018, Scott Pruitt resigned from the EPA.
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) AT&T announced an additional purchase of 300 MW of energy from two wind farms, both in Texas. This follows up on its February 2018 agreement to purchase 520 MW from two wind farms in Oklahoma and Texas. Once these changes are implemented, this…
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) The Monsanto-Bayer merger represents a near-monopoly on the agriculture supply chain, which eliminates marketplace competition and forces farmers’ complete reliance on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Bayer, Business Network News, farmers, farms, GMOs, green business, green business trends, green economy, Monsanto, non-GMO, monsanto-bayer
Bayer, Business Network News, farmers, farms, GMOs, green business, green business trends, green economy, Monsanto, non-GMO, monsanto-bayer
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) From water bottles to clamshell containers to grocery bags, plastic pervades Americans’ everyday lives. But As You Sow is seeking to change that by launching the Plastic Solutions Investor Alliance.
green business, green business trends, green economy, Green Your Business, green living, plastics, plastic solutions
green business, green business trends, green economy, Green Your Business, green living, plastics, plastic solutions
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) For years you worked with us to fight for federal GMO labeling, but the fight isn’t over yet. In 2016, Congress passed legislation requiring the disclosure of GMOs in our food. Now, the USDA is finally developing the rule that will establish…
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advocacy, genetic engineering, GMO labeling, GMO-Free, GMOs, non-GMO, USDA
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) The family-separation policy is nothing short of “torture.” You can use your economic power to send a message to the companies involved in immigrant detention centers.
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Are you excited about joining the Climate Victory Garden movement but not quite sure how to do it? If you have a lawn, then this comic is for you. There are so many benefits to ditching the lawn and planting a Climate Victory Garden—not only are…
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) SRI Investing
finance, shareholder advocacy, sustainable investing, SRI, ESG, socially responsible investment advisor, ESG investing
finance, shareholder advocacy, sustainable investing, SRI, ESG, socially responsible investment advisor, ESG investing
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) Tell Verizon to support green jobs by powering its networks with 100% clean energy
climate change, wind power, solar, smartphones, dirty energy
climate change, wind power, solar, smartphones, dirty energy
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) Your cell phone and other favorite electronics may have been made in an abusive sweatshop—and poisoned the workers who made them. China Labor Watch goes undercover to investigate factories.
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) Most of the cobalt in today’s electronics is extracted by “artisanal miners” in the DRC. They dig their own dangerous mines without protection, and some employ child workers. Big Tech could make a difference.
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) Lucrecia Camacho tells of making a life but not a living in California’s strawberry, tomato, and pepper fields.
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) Produce sold in US stores are picked with care by a largely immigrant farmworker force. The work is hot and exhausting, and too many farms cut corners on worker health, safety, and wages. But workers are showing farms exactly how they can improve.
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) Congress remains gridlocked on gun safety despite the unending news of yet more school shootings. Investors, however, are taking action.
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) Like the Standing Rock Sioux before them, the Menominee Nation has taken up the mantle of “water protectors” in the Midwest. They’re also trying to safeguard their Tribal history.
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