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Spring 2021: Building a People-First Economy

COVID-19 didn’t create the systems whose flaws became glaringly evident in 2020—disparities between the rich and the rest of us, racism that took lives through COVID and violence. Our systems may have broken down, but when we listen to and uplift those who are already rebuilding, we’ll be building a stronger, greener, more equitable future for the generations to come.
Featured Articles:

Building a People-First Economy
Out of the Loop: Exposing Corporate Power
Defunding Dystopia, Reimagining Peace
How We Heal from Here
Who Feeds the Farmworkers?
More than the Minimum: Why We Need a Liveable Wage
The Real-Life Costs of Economic Racism
5 Steps to Start Your Climate Victory Garden

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Winter 2020: Make a Difference from Where You Are

The intensity of the 2020 general election exposed the frustration so many Americans feel when our needs go unheard by government and corporations. It also showed the disillusionment we often feel with our political system, as many Americans wondered whether a new presidential administration would truly make a difference. Though we are often pitted against each other,…
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6 Reasons to Support Black-Owned Businesses
Shareholders on Mute: Inequity in Virtual Meetings
How We Can All Make a Difference From Where We Are
Grow Climate Solutions for a Better Food System
Getting to 100% Clean Energy, Equitably
Follow the Worker-Leaders
Local Groups Take Bold Climate Actions
What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us About the Fight Against Climate Change
Write an Effective Letter to a Company

Fall 2020: Your Green Life

2020 has thrown everyone for a loop. But Green America has been steadfastly advocating for a just, inclusive, and green recovery from the pandemic economy. Our vision is the same as ever: We work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the abundance of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come.

Look to…
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Mutually Inclusive
6 Ways to Protest in a Pandemic
A Beginner's Guide to Activism
Green vs. Greenwashed: Hand Hygiene
The Fight for Food Justice
5 Foods to Boost Your Immune System
To Get Inspired, Read
Your (Kids') Guide to Staying On Task
#BlackandGreen Body Care
Meet Our Members: Interview with Brady Quirk-Garvan
Green America's 2020 Victories
Your 15-Minute, $15 Garden

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Summer 2020: Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

The warming climate is already affecting families from the oil fields of North Dakota to the rising waters of the Gulf Coast. But climate warriors are reclaiming spaces and fighting for our future.
Featured Articles:

Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Conversations with Climate Leaders
Our Neighborhoods vs. Big Oil
When Earth is on the Ballot, We Need Everyone to Vote
Mother Earth Knows Best: Finding Disaster Resilience in Nature
Rising Seas, Rising Rents, and the Struggle Against Climate Gentrification
What a Green New Deal Would Mean for Kentucky
Unearthing the Legacy of Black Farmers
Invest in Food, Reverse Climate Change

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Spring 2020: Consume Less, Live More

Making the most of what you have isn’t just good for the environment. Bucking wasteful consumer culture can build community and save money as individuals team up to save the planet.
Featured Articles:

Consume Less, Live More
What is the Circular Economy?
Why We Should Quit Amazon
Come As You Are: Zero Waste for Everyone
What You Gain When You Buy Nothing
Go Green for Free
The Upsides of Downsizing
Planting Seeds of Climate Hope
Banking On Hope and Investing in Communities
The Voices of a Green America

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Winter 2019: Unraveling the Fashion Industry

It’s easy to ignore the huge influence garments have on workers and the planet. Luckily, activists and businesses are working to make the fashion industry better. If you wear clothes, you can too.
Featured Articles:

Unraveling the Fashion Industry
Unpacking Toxic Textiles
Regenerating Cotton Solutions
Worker Tested, Worker Approved Social Responsibility
Bringing More Color to Green Fashion
From Fast to Fair Fashion
What Really Happens to Unwanted Clothes?
Being Closet-Conscious with Elizabeth L. Cline
Are These Trends Green or Greenwashed?
Big Banks Leaving the Private Prison Business

Fall 2019: Your Green Life

We're all learning how to be better to our Earth. Here, we share tips on how to make the greenest decisions that affect your home, family, and community, and hear stories from people who have already put their Earth-conscious ideas into action.
Featured Articles:

10 Ways You Can Fight Climate Change
Your Top 10 Plastics Questions, Answered
Toxic Pink Packaging
A Day of Dressing Ethically
Green from the Start Baby Registry
Questions for Your Farmers
5 Simple Steps for Starting an Organic Veggie Garden
The Green Gift Guide for Earth Lovers

Summer 2019: The Green Economy at Work

The Green New Deal is a call to create a truly green economy. But there’s no need to wait! Here’s what’s already happening around the country.
Featured Articles:

Green American Feature: The Green Economy at Work
Green Industrial Jobs Energize Cities
Bringing Renewables to Coal Country
Be Your Own Green Boss
Renewing Hope by Curbing Waste
These Banks Fund Communities, Not CEOs
The Sweet Taste of Sustainable Jobs
Could the World be Powered Fully by Renewable Sources?
Explore Widely, Tread Lightly
9 Smart Money Tips for Students Starting College

Summer 2019: Guide to Socially Responsible Investing and Better Banking

You don’t have to be rich to be a social investor. All you need is the will to use your money to support your values—and the kind of world you want to see for the future. People who bank and invest in a socially responsible manner arguably have never been more important to the health of humanity and the Earth.
Featured Articles:

Vote with Your Dollars for a Better World
Investing in Change
Break Up with Your Megabank in 10 Easy Steps
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs to Refocus on Consumer Protection
Taking Stock of Divestment Movements
Staff Picks for Balancing Your Budget
Socially Responsible Investing at Every Age
Anatomy of a Proxy Ballot

Spring 2019: Your Home, Detoxed

Chemicals in everyday household products have been linked to serious health concerns. Getting rid of toxicants can mean a healthier life for all.
Featured Articles:

You Home, Detoxed: Green American Feature
13 Toxic Chemicals Lurking in Your Home
The Room-by-Room Home Detox Guide
Planting Seeds for Clean Air
6 Simple Steps to a Safer Home
Turning Crisis into Creation with Green Affordable Homes
Swap Out Toxics to Green Your Home
Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine...and Then Recycle
Ready Your Finances for a Climate Disaster

Winter 2018: Healthy Soil, Cool Climate

A widespread switch to regenerative agriculture won’t just heal the soil. At scale, it can actually reverse the climate crisis.
Featured Articles:

Heal the Soil, Cool the Climate
Regenerative Agriculture 101
Turning “Food Prisons” into Gardens
Farms That Harvest the Sun—Twice
Real Gardeners, Real Climate Action
From Slash and Burn to Regeneration in Ghana
Plant-Based Investing, for the Good of Animals
Breaking Down Barriers to Composting
Eating in a Warming World

Summer 2018: Hidden Workers Fighting for Change

Our economy rests on the backs of workers who are practically invisible, toiling in fields, mines, warehouses, and factories under unspeakable abuses. They’re fighting to change the system—and everyone can help.
Featured Articles:

The Immigrants Who Feed the Country
The True Cost of Two-Day Shipping
On Sale Now: Prison Labor
Green Tech’s Underground Workers
A Life in California's Strawberry Fields
Investing in Common-Sense Gun Safety
Mining on Sacred Ground
Life in an Electronics Factory

Spring 2018: New Green Tech: Promise and Pitfalls

For better or worse, a vast array of new technology is becoming smarter, more interconnected, and able to churn out mind-boggling sets of data. While some of that tech is merely interesting or adds convenience (and waste!), some might help make our lives greener in the years to come.
Featured Articles:

Smart Tech for a Greener Life
Green Tech for the Future
Smarter, Safer Energy Savers
The Bright Future of Solar Power
A Living Building? Challenge Accepted
Climate-Friendly Fridges That Are Truly Cool
Smart Homes and Privacy
Staying Connected the Old-Fashioned Way
At Home with a Green Architect
The Color of Justice
Plant a Garden, Cool the Planet

Winter 2017: Climate Change: 100 Reasons for Hope

Bestselling author Paul Hawken and a team of 200+ experts have created a detailed plan to not only curb but reverse the climate crisis. And yes, they say, it’s possible.
Featured Articles:

A Plan to Reverse the Climate Crisis
Top 10 Solutions to Reverse Climate Change
Power to the People: Fueling the Revolution for Energy Justice
In Search of Ethical Fashion
Social Investing Victories of 2017

Fall 2017: Drinking Water at Risk

Water supplies across the US have become contaminated by toxins from the energy, mining, and agricultural industries, among others—wreaking havoc on vulnerable ecosystems and human health. But local communities are taking action to ensure clean water for all.
Featured Articles:

Protect Our Water
The Back Forty Mine: Is It the Next Standing Rock?
Back 40 Mining Company Responds to Water Protectors
Detroit Fights for Fair Water Access
Get the Frack Out!
Keepers of the Water
What Does Sewage Have to Do with It?
ReZpect Our Water
Pushing Out Pipelines
13 Ways to Save More than 65 Gallons of Water a Day
Bottled Water vs. Tap: Which is Best?

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Spring 2017: Economic Action Against Hate

A burst of over 1,000 hate crimes and incidents have occurred since Election Day, and the President's words and actions are only making perpetrators bolder.

With white supremacists in the cabinet and anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric coming out of the White House, we need green, people-centered solutions that bring people together—and don't depend on Washington.
Featured Articles:

Hate Has No Business Here
Finding Jobs and Finding Justice for Trans Workers
Muslim Activists Build Bridges
An Organizer in the House
A Sign of Inclusion
Sacred Resistance

Guide to Social Investing and Better Banking 2017

Summer 2017: Special Issue: Guide to Social Investing and Better Banking

You Can Invest in Change: Pick an Issue
Vote with Your Investments for a Better World
Does Social Investing Affect Performance?
Socially Responsible Investing at Every Age
How Karen and Joe Greened Their Investments
Anatomy of a Proxy Ballot
Divestment: A Powerful Tool for Change
Break Up with Your Megabank in 10 Easy Steps
Five Cool (and Free) Tools for Financial Wellness
Shareholders Take Action

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Winter 2016: Tackling Food Waste

Forty percent of the food we grow in the US never gets eaten, it gets tossed out somewhere on the path from farm to table. That's billions of pounds of food that uses up land, water, fertilizer and pesticides, packaging, transportation, fuel, and more. For nothing.
Featured Articles:

Waste Not, Eat Well at Daily Table
5 Ways to Fight Food Waste
Are meal kits recipes for fun, or waste?
She can’t stand food waste, so she’s educating the world about it.
Expiration dates don’t mean what you think
Investing To Support Standing Rock
Unplugging for the Holidays, for Your Family's Health

Summer 2016: Rethinking Recycling

In our latest issue of Green American, we look at how to do recycling better. It's not only important to reduce, reuse and recycle: it's important to do it the right way.
Featured Articles:

Americans are really bad at recycling. But only because we’re not trying very hard.
9 Ways to Take Your Recycling to the Next Level
Dirty Recycling Systems are Trashing Communities of Color
How recycling works and why it’s so often done wrong
Rescue Your Recycling!

Spring 2016: Climate Justice for All

People of color are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and are leading the call for equitable protection and meaningful action.

Green American published this dedicated to amplifying the voices of those on the front lines of the climate crisis, working to protect the most vulnerable areas around the world. No matter what your background is, it’s vital to join the…
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