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Striking a Pose in Sustainable Drag

GAM Article ( ) Despite dangerous critics, drag performers stand, wigs high and makeup bold, proud and resilient as Mother Earth herself. Their ties to nature run deeper still in the genre of sustainable drag.
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How Entrepreneurs Make Culture Their Business

GAM Article ( ) Green businesses inspired by countries of origin are building community in the US and giving back to their people.
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Eating Insects to Fight the Climate Crisis

GAM Article ( ) Almost 2 billion people worldwide partake in the culinary delight of bugs. In a climate crisis, American palates might try insects—and like them.
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Sowing Seeds and Dropping Beats

GAM Article ( ) As DJ Cavem Moetavation, Ietef Vita created the genre of eco hip-hop. His lyrics tell stories of gardens and composting while his fans plant literal seeds in food deserts.
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Regenerating Traditions in Growing

GAM Article ( ) Before it was climate-focused, regenerative growing practices were used by people from many cultures around the world. Jewish and Zuni people in the US share their deep roots to their agricultural practices.
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Green Across Cultures

GAM Article ( ) Inspiring green solutions from communities around the world.
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How Attacks on Responsible Investing Could Hurt Climate Progress

GAM Article ( ) Right-wing policymakers are banning investing strategies that finance experts call common-sense. Why are they doing it, and what will it cost us?
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5 Green Long-Term Goals for the New Year

GAM Article ( ) New Year’s Resolutions don’t always work. So, how about a different strategy?
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Is It Greenwashing? Or Is It A Sustainable Business?

GAM Article ( ) Not all companies are greenwashing. Determine the truth for yourself with the three T's.
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Wanted: Socially Responsible Credit Card

GAM Article ( ) Hold your credit cards accountable for both people and planet.
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Climate-Friendly Foods for Kids

GAM Article ( ) Practice climate-friendly and healthy eating with kids using cooking, gardening, and composting as teaching tools.
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Green American Magazine

Green Across Cultures

Green American Magazine ( ) Inspiring green solutions from communities around the world.
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Action

Tell the EPA to Ban Organophosphates

Action ( ) The EPA has a legal and moral obligation to protect farmworkers, children and communities. We are going to do everything in our power to hold them accountable. Join us in continuing the fight by telling the EPA to ban neurotoxic organophosphates.
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Green America in the News

Higher Cocoa Prices Crucial to Easing Farm Poverty, Report Says

Green America in the News ( ) Higher prices, rather than bigger crops, are crucial to help lift cocoa farmers out of poverty as inflation spirals, according to a report from non-governmental organizations. Pressure has been mounting to tackle child labor on cocoa farms and…
Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-06/higher-cocoa-prices-crucial-…

Cocoa sustainability efforts will fail without living wage for farmers - report

Green America in the News ( ) Environmental and social problems in global cocoa supply chains are likely to continue unless companies pay farmers substantially more for their beans, according to a major report on cocoa sustainability published on Wednesday. The Cocoa…
Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/cocoa-sustainability-effo…

Is your favorite ‘green’ product as eco-friendly as it claims to be?

Green America in the News ( ) Going green is good for business. Consumers are often willing to pay more for eco-friendly products than other comparable products on the market, according to market research.  But not all environmental claims are…
National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/what-is-greenwashing-how…

Green Business Member Profile

WOODEN ELEMENT

Green Business Member Profile ( ) Wooden Element is a small artisan company with a passion for fashion, creativity, and preserving nature.
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Personal story

Green Plate Catering

Personal story ( ) Food is one of the great equalizers, allowing one to not only experience, but taste, culture and flavors from around the world, as far as another continent and as close as a local farm. This passion for food—fresh and pesticide-free—laces Kit Wood’…
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Victories

Department of Labor Upholds ESG Criteria & Proxy Voting in 401(k) Retirement Plans

Victories ( ) Green America, our members, and allies all secured a victory for investors nationwide. Green America actively opposed Trump-era rulings that undercut the ability of retirement plans to include investment options that consider environmental,…
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