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As consumers, we interact with Amazon through the cloud. We make orders on Amazon's website and stream videos through Amazon Prime. Many other company and government websites, including Netflix and US government sites, are…
Amazon sustainability, AWS, climate justice
Amazon sustainability, AWS, climate justice
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10 Steps to Break Up with Your Mega-Bank
The following steps will liberate you from your mega-bank. You can also download them as a poster.
Step 1.
Find a new community development bank or credit union. As you research your new bank,…
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank
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Mayonnaise is ubiquitous in American cuisine. So much so that in 1957 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set a legal definition for mayonnaise. While not technically mayo, according to the FDA, Kraft Miracle Whip is one of the…
Miracle Whip
Miracle Whip
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Campaign Update!
Thanks to pressure from over 150,000 consumers, Starbucks is taking action to address its impacts from milk by offering more plant milks and reducing the climate and water impacts of dairy production.
Easily one of the world…
Starbucks
Starbucks
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) Dean Foods. You might not have heard their name, but as one of the largest processors and direct distributors of dairy products in the U.S., you just might have bought one of their products before. Land O’Lakes, Garelick Farms, Alta Dena,…
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Where you bank matters. Your checking and savings account, credit cards, and investments can support the real economy, including affordable housing, small business financing, and economic opportunity in urban and rural communities that are often…
better banking
better banking
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Chocolate is a delicious treat that countless Americans enjoy. But in West Africa, the world's largest cocoa-growing region, 60% of cocoa farmers earn less than $2 a day, the international poverty line. Millions of children work on cocoa farms…
child labor
child labor
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) Genetic engineering (GE), or genetic modification, is the process of manipulating an organism’s DNA to display specific traits. Gene splicing introduces new genetic material into an organism’s DNA, resulting in a genetically modified…
genetic engineering
genetic engineering
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) Ancient grains are gaining in popularity, with grains such as spelt, khorasan, emmer, and einkorn becoming more common to consumers.
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ancient grain
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) After 34 years, Green Business Network Director Denise Hamler has retired from Green America.
Denise Hamler, Green America, Green Business Network, retirement
Denise Hamler, Green America, Green Business Network, retirement
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) For the last few years we have been educating consumers about the impacts of GMOs. While GMOs are still deeply concerning and we are continuing to push manufacturers to remove them, companies are developing and using nanoparticles, a new technology…
nanoparticles
nanoparticles
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GMO Inside is calling on the largest US manufacturers of infant formula ( Similac, Enfamil, Gerber Good Start, and Well Beginnings) to remove nanoparticles from their products, as there are mounting concerns about the health impacts of…
GMOs
GMOs
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) Go fair trade with your Halloween chocolates to protect farmers and children.
Halloween chocolate
Halloween chocolate
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) The Social Venture Network (SVN) is hosting its Fall Conference in Philadelphia, PA from November 2-5.
Social Venture Network, conference, SVN, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs
Social Venture Network, conference, SVN, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs
Green Living Piece
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) While you’re searching Halloween costume inspiration, don’t forget to make the holiday more sustainable.
Halloween
Halloween
Press Release
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) Green America Calls On Magazine to Spare Tens of Thousands of Trees a Year by Switching to Recycled Paper; Seed-Paper Fliers to Be Distributed During Mall Action.
WASHINGTON, DC – October 25, 2016 – Green America rallied today on the National…
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) Gene Lee’s record on environmental, health, animal welfare and worker issues at odds with “Golden Chain” accolade
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent today to Nation’s Restaurant News, a coalition of 15 environmental, animal welfare…
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Victories
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) Chobani, maker of America’s #1 selling Greek Yogurt brand, and Green America, the nation’s leading green economy organization, announced today that they have partnered together in an effort to improve cattle feed in the U.S., including options for…
GAM Article
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) Dr. Stephen Mulkey is a climate scientist and president of Unity College in. When he proposed to the school's board of trustees that they divest their endowment from fossil fuels, they voted unanimously for it.
climate change, college
climate change, college
