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Green Living Piece
Could You Go Plastic-Free?
Green Living Piece (
) Everyone could cut down on plastic use. But could you give it up forever?
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Green Your Halloween: From Organic Candy to Nontoxic Face Paint
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) While you’re searching Halloween costume inspiration, don’t forget to make the holiday more sustainable.
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GAM Article
Interview with Environmental Justice Leader Dr. Robert Bullard
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) Known as the “father of environmental justice,” Dr. Robert Bullard is the dean of the School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University.
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Interview with Student Leader Chloe Maxmin
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) As a student at Harvard, Chloe Maxmin is a co-coordinator for the student-led movement to get Harvard to divest from fossil fuels.
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Interview with Hip-Hop Activist: Rev. Lennox Yearwood
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) Rev. Lennox Yearwood is the president of the Hip Hop Caucus. He's also a leader in the fight for climate justice.
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Interview with the Responsible Endowments Activist Lauren Ressler
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) Ressler is active in using endowment activism to fight climate change during the past year and a half.
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Campaign
Smithsonian: Practice What You Print
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) We are calling on Smithsonian to practice what it prints by using recycled paper.
The Paper Problem
Forests are essential to the life and health of our planet, but they are disappearing at a rate of 20 football fields per second because…
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A Call for Climate Justice. Amazon: Build a Cleaner and Fairer Cloud
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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…
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Break Up with Your Mega-Bank
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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,…
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Miracle Whip
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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…
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What the Starbucks?
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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…
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Dean Foods
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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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Program
End Child Labor
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Child labor is not a thing of the past—it’s happening right now across multiple industries, including here in the United States.
From dangerous conditions in meatpacking plants, to exploitation in global cocoa supply chains, to young workers…
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Genetic Engineering
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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…
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BlogNews
What is an Ancient Grain? An Interview with Bob Quinn of Kamut
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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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Denise Hamler Retires After 34 Years at Green America
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) After 34 years, Green Business Network Director Denise Hamler has retired from Green America.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Nano
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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…
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Press Release
Protest on National Mall: “Practice What You Print” Campaign Pushes Smithsonian Magazine to Use Recycled Paper
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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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Darden Restaurants’ CEO undeserving of leadership award, say activist groups
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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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