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GAM Article ( )   Wondering how to responsibly dispose of cereal and chip bags, candy wrappers, make-up containers, and other single-use packaging items? Send them to TerraCycle! Founded in 2001, TerraCycle offers national mail-in recycling…

GAM Article ( ) Use these tips from a Green America member on making your house green and saving money.
solar, solar panels, energy efficiency
GAM Article ( ) Conceived as a way to reduce costs and make renewable energy more accessible, community-owned solar gardens are growing in popularity.
solar gardens
GAM Article ( ) Solar power leases are making it possible for people in several states to go solar with no money down.
solar power
GAM Article ( ) Socially conscious investors have been making investments in companies that make equal rights for women a priority. A growing body of research confirms that doing so is a smart financial decision. Experts have found there is a relationship between…
equality, corporate responsibility, microloan, investing
GAM Article ( ) People are creating healthy, vibrant, sustainable, and local food systems. Help change the food system in your area in the following ways.
sustainable food
GAM Article ( ) Highlighting the work of "Growing Power" in Chicago and Milwaukee   “Right now, there are 23.5 million Americans, including 6.5 million children, who live in what we call ‘food deserts,’” First Lady Michelle Obama stated in February,in…
food, farms, poverty
GAM Article ( ) Bangladeshi workers seek living wages and safe working conditions in the factories of Walmart suppliers There are 3.4 million garment workers in Bangladesh employed at 4,200 factories, supplying clothing for Walmart and other major US retailers.…

GAM Article ( ) Find product safety ratings at CosmeticDatabase.org.  Find research on individual ingredients at Toxipedia.org,  and always avoid these nine worst toxins.   Download an 8x10 poster of these nine toxins »   1.…
shopping
GAM Article ( ) Ninety-one percent of Americans and nearly 5 billion people worldwide use a cell phone. Increasingly, cell phones are becoming a vital part of our lives, functioning as our primary mode of personal and business communication as well as our…

GAM Article ( ) A Passive House will cut down the energy used to heat a home by a jaw-dropping 90 percent, and will reduce the total energy use by at least 60-70 percent—all while providing excellent indoor-air quality.

GAM Article ( ) To curb the climate crisis, increase national security, and avoid economic disaster, it's time to accelerate energy efficiency.
energy efficiency
GAM Article ( ) A necessary type of bank for underserved communities, and the reasons why you should support them.
investing, community, financials, money
GAM Article ( ) Organic and local foods are healthy for our community and for our bodies. But when you have to choose local OR organic, which is better? We'll help you figure it out.

GAM Article ( ) If you’ve ever carried a balance on a credit card, you may be well acquainted with how much the fees and penalties added to that balance can cost you. And you weren’t alone: In 2008, the “big 4” mega-banks—Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America…

GAM Article ( ) Take these actions and save up to 56 percent of your energy use!
energy efficiency
GAM Article ( ) Here are thirty-one tips to walk or bicycle more. After all, 40% of trips in the US are fewer than two miles from home!
bicycle more
GAM Article ( ) Oppressive labor conditions and the problems of sweatshops and child labor still exist.
child labor
GAM Article ( ) You can help lead the way by choosing green energy, as these options become more cost-effective than dirty energy sources.
green energy
GAM Article ( ) Green America members are a powerful force when they act together and shop for people and the planet. Buy local, go green.
buying local