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Preparing for Household Climate Resilience
GAM Article ( ) How to prepare your home for climate change's disasters.
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Ways to Ditch Plastic from Your Daily Life
GAM Article ( ) Reduce your plastic with some simple steps.
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Curating a Sustainable Closet
GAM Article ( ) Thrifting or borrowing clothes can be the perfect solutions to finding a new, trendy outfit for your sustainable closet without breaking the bank or harming the planet.
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Save Money and Build Community with the Gift Economy
GAM Article ( ) From Free Stores to Really Really Free Markets, the gift economy brings abundance to everyone.
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Carpool for the Climate and Community
GAM Article ( ) Adding someone or two to your car ride can provide numerous benefits—give a carpool for the climate a go!
carpool for the climate
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Cook One Meal, Eat for a Week with Cooking Cooperatives
GAM Article ( ) Cooking cooperatives take the stress out of meal prepping, every day of the week.
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Lowering the Carbon Cost of Your Diet
GAM Article ( ) Do you want to increase the vegetarian component of your diet, whether for budget reasons, health reasons, or to protect the climate? Maybe you are one of 7 in 10 Americans already doing your best to trim your personal greenhouse gas emissions—…

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Ways to Eat Organic Food on a Budget
GAM Article ( ) Use these tips and tricks to enjoy organic food on a budget.
organic food on a budget
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8 Ways to Save Money Going Green
GAM Article ( ) Check out these 8 tips to save money going green so you can protect both your wallet and the environment.
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Going Green on a Budget
GAM Article ( ) We hope this issue of the Green American brings a smile of recognition to all of our readers who grew up with budget-conscious elders. “Turn off the light when you leave the room.” “Don’t waste food; someone else could eat that.” “In my…

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Eco-friendly Home Improvement at a Discount
GAM Article ( ) Get free money to pay for your eco-friendly home improvements—like water heaters and cooling systems—thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.
eco-friendly home improvement
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Social Investing at Every Age
GAM Article ( ) Advice for saving your money in ways that help people and the planet— for every decade of your life.

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New App Makes Rocking Your Proxy Votes Easy
GAM Article ( ) Voting on shareholder proxy ballots can be cumbersome and time consuming. Find out how a new app can streamline the process.

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Shareholder Resolution Highlights
GAM Article ( ) If you have owned just one share of stock for two months, you can vote on a company’s shareholder resolutions. It’s a powerful way to make change.

Protesters hold a sign that says "This bank has a climate problem" outside of Citibank headquarters in New York City on June 13, 2024.
Megabanks have committed $6.9 trillion to fossil fuels since 2016 – with almost half to new oil, gas, and coal
GAM Article ( ) By moving from a Wall Street bank to a community bank or credit union, you can ensure your money is used for good.

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Vote with Your Dollars for a Better World
GAM Article ( ) Whether your financial assets are small or large, your money makes a difference. Where you bank, what you invest your retirement and other funds in, and how you vote on shareholder ballots can all support people and the planet.

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5 Ways Community Development Lenders Can Increase Racial Equity
GAM Article ( ) These best practices can help CDFIs serve communities under-resourced due to systemic inequities.

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10 Steps to Break Up With Your Megabank
GAM Article ( ) Moving your accounts to a community development bank or credit union will ensure your money is doing no harm, and actually doing good.

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Sustainable Companies Building Community and a Greener Future
GAM Article ( ) Meet two sustainable companies connecting with the community in their mission towards a greener future.
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Debunking 5 Anti-ESG Myths
GAM Article ( ) Don’t be fooled by alarmist headlines touting ESG investing myths—there's more good here than critics want you to believe.
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