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Piece (April 6, 2023 ) Child labor is a long-standing problem with 22 years of broken promises. Chocolate companies voluntarily agreed to eliminate child labor in cocoa production with the 2001 Harkin-Engel Protocol. Two decades later, one thing is certain:…
child labor, chocolate, cocoa

Positions (April 6, 2023 ) Hours: 16 hours/week (Monday-Thursday)  Dates: Summer: approx. 12 weeks (with option to extend through fall)  Application deadline: 5/1/24  Start Date: June 3rd  Reports to: Executive Editor  Compensation: $20/hr…

Personal story (April 5, 2023 ) Re:wild Your Campus, a program of Re:wild, believes young people have the power to make lasting change. The program’s goal is to create safer, more sustainable living and learning environments for all. It offers remote, one-year paid student…
soil superhero

Personal story (April 5, 2023 ) After the 2016 US presidential election, Christina Dedora, Eliza Sutton, and Katherine Brown—former co-workers at the Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, RI—were so deeply concerned by the anti-immigrant and refugee rhetoric surrounding…
regenerative farming

Personal story (March 22, 2023 ) Fifteen years ago, when Swati Srivastava and Mark Bartosik, two expats from India and England, looked out at their “typical American lawn” in Bayshore, New York, they felt they had two options: water, water, water to dispel those pesky yellow…
vegetable garden green gardening, organic garden, zero waste, home garden

BlogNews (April 3, 2023 ) As President Biden was vetoing a Congressional resolution that attacked our freedom to invest in companies that practice responsible environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), a pitched battle has been raging in the states.   So…
ESG, ESG investing, socially responsible investing, responsible investing, sustainable investing, SRI investing, SRI, impact investing

BlogNews (March 30, 2023 ) March 31 is the international Transgender Day of Visibility. Green America calls on all of our members, supporters, businesses, and the general public to take this opportunity to celebrate the transgender community and take action to support transgender r
Transgender Day of Visibility, transgender, transgender rights, lgbtq, gender equality

BlogNews (March 28, 2023 ) We’re used to seeing all kinds of flavors and add-ins to chocolate – from sea salt to orange to ginger.  But recently there’s been a lot of buzz about additives that no one wants – lead and cadmium – being…
lead and cadmium in chocolate

BlogNews (March 21, 2023 ) From the most recent issue of our magazine, Green American, where we update readers on the progress we've made over the last quarter on climate, finance, food, labor, social justice, and more. Telecoms Need to Do More on Climate…
victories

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Press Release (March 29, 2023 ) Voting for CREDO’s April Grant of $35,000 is Open to the Public; Funding To Support 3 Progressive Nonprofit Groups.
Credo grant

Victories (March 22, 2023 ) Thanks to Green America's Skip the Slip campaign, Walgreens is ensuring its receipt paper is free of phenols Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS). BPA and BPS are endocrine disruptors that contribute to developmental, reproductive, and…
digital receipts

GAM Article (March 21, 2023 ) 244 acres, regenerative agriculture, and peace will help these farmers change Black Americans’ connection to land.
black americans' connection to the land

GAM Article (March 21, 2023 ) Tom Cotter wondered, does soil health start in the dirt, or by the biodiversity around it?
biodiversity

GAM Article (March 21, 2023 ) Climate Victory Gardens are ensuring a healthy future for everyone—this means food equity in Minnesota.
food equity in Minnesota

GAM Article (March 21, 2023 ) This mother-daughter duo wants to see the local economy and future generations thrive—which is why they focus on soil health.
regeneration

GAM Article (March 21, 2023 ) Jesse Smith tests regenerative agriculture practices across California’s most important crops. His work touches thousands of acres of crops and livestock—and his motivation comes from a passion for community resiliency and a love for the land.

GAM Article (March 20, 2023 ) Climate Victory Gardeners Swati and Mark plant to problem solve, building an organic garden as part of their zero-waste home.
organic garden