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The 2013 GMO Fight

BlogNews ( ) Originally Published by Supermarket News By Robert Vosburgh January 18, 2013 http://supermarketnews.com/blog/2013-gmo-fight Last year ended on a down note for advocates seeking regulations for the labeling of food products that contain genetically…
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Coalition asks cereal companies to get the GMOs off the breakfast table

BlogNews ( ) Originally Published by Examiner.com By Kimberly Lord Stewart January 17, 2013 http://www.examiner.com/article/coalition-asks-cereal-companies-to-get-the-gmos-off-the-breakfast-table A staple of the American breakfast table has been boxed in by…
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How To Tell If A Vitamin Is Natural Or Synthetic

BlogNews ( ) Originally published by Food Matters Source article Some consumers do not know how to identify a natural vitamin from a synthetic one. Vitamins and mineral supplements may contain labels that are too complicated for you to understand. You may not…
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FTC Green Guides Shut Down Sweeping Green Marketing Claims

BlogNews ( ) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released revisions to its green marketing guidelines which prohibit marketers from making sweeping green claims.
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Green Your Holidays: Avoiding Toxic Toys

BlogNews ( ) We hear about lead in toys coming from China, but we hear less about PVC plastics, phthalates, and BPA, found in toxic toys made in the US.
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GMO Inside Campaign: Cheerios Facebook Page Flooded by Anti-GMO Comments

BlogNews ( ) Thousands of Negative Posts Result in General Mills Removing App Encouraging People to Share What Cheerios Means to Them. December 6, 2012//Washington DC// The GMO Inside campaign announced today that thousands of concerned consumers have flooded…
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Green Your Holidays: 5 Tricks for Sustainable Shopping

BlogNews ( ) It’s that magical time of the year again! Here are five tips to green your holidays and do some sustainable shopping.
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Profit from the New Rules of Green Marketing

BlogNews ( ) Gain key insights for green marketing in this webinar from expert Jacquie Ottman, who shares strategies for green businesses from her award-winning book, The New Rules of Green Marketing. Jacquie Ottman, a New York city-based expert on…
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Standards

BlogNews ( ) A guide to standards and certifications available to green businesses and products.
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Awards or Grants for Small Business

BlogNews ( ) Opportunities to earn funding, through awards or grants, for your small business.
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Dirt-to-Shirt in North Carolina – TS Designs

BlogNews ( ) We set out to build an apparel supply chain that built a product, from dirt-to-shirt, right here in North Carolina - that's TS Designs.
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The Challenge of the Living Wage

BlogNews ( ) The living wage debate has been ongoing for many years and is impacted by the rising income inequality in most countries. This summary highlights some of the complexities in providing a living wage in developing countries.
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Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co. Makes First USDA Certified Biobased Paint

BlogNews ( ) The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. has earned USDA Biobased Certification for its Old Fashioned Milk Paint, the first paint to receive this certification.
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Chicago GBN Members Stand Out in NBC’s Top Eco-Preneurs

BlogNews ( ) NBC Chicago honored the green business leadership of Consolidated Printing, Distant Village Packaging, Reuseit.com, and Uncommon Ground.
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Patagonia Launches Interactive Map of Suppliers

BlogNews ( ) Patagonia, the major active clothing company and a leader in corporate responsibility, has launched an innovative new website to promote supply chain transparency in an easy visual format.
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Green American Magazine

Organic or Local?

Green American Magazine ( ) You walk into the grocery store, wanting to buy some Granny Smith apples for a pie you're planning to bake. You find there are two types -- organic apples from across the country, or apples from a local farm that uses chemical pesticides and…
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Press Release

Whole Foods Drops Hershey’s Scharffen Berger Chocolates Over Child Labor Issues

Press Release ( ) Whole Foods’ removed Scharffen Berger after more than 15,000 customers demanded Hershey be held accountable for exploiting child labor. 
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GAM Article

Our Interview with Maria Rodale

GAM Article ( ) Maria Rodale is the Chair and CEO of Rodale Inc., a multimedia company focusing on healthy living on a healthy planet.
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Campaign

Clean Energy Victory Bonds

Campaign ( ) During the First and Second World Wars, the US government sold Victory Bonds in order to finance the costs of war. In the spirit of patriotism and national sacrifice, Victory Bonds generated $185 billion during World War II (over $2 trillion in…
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