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) It’s important to assess your time and availability during this step—be realistic. A container garden is best for those with just a few minutes a day. For those with two to three hours a week, a small raised bed might be the option. Don’t go too big… -
Seed saving
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) Even though it seems like we have many choices, most of the seeds in this country are owned by a handful of huge seed companies. These seeds are grown thousands of miles away from where they’re finally purchased. We don’t know the details of… -
Growing food in containers
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) Don’t let a lack of space or an urban setting stop you from participating in the carbon capture movement. An excellent way to get your hands dirty is to sign up for a community garden. Or offer to help in someone else’s garden.
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Soil testing
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) Most of us don’t know the entire history of our homes and the land they’re built on. And, renters likely know even less. In some cases, your yard may have had uses in the past that make it unfit for growing food altogether. Your home may have been… -
Support pollinators
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) Pollinators are important allies in your Climate Victory Garden. These bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, and wasps (and even birds and bats) pollinate between three quarters and 95 percent of all flowering plants on earth, including many of… -
Build a rain barrel
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) A rain barrel is a water catchment system that you can easily set up in your yard. All you need to do is find a large plastic barrel, install a screen over the top, and put a faucet at the bottom. Rain will run off your roof and into the barrel… -
BlogNews
Why Organic Matters
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) By now, most people know that organic matters and is the way to go when it comes to food, but this applies to many things beyond food. -
Shareholder Vote at Dollar Tree: Majority Calls for Action on Greenhouse Gas Reductions
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) Over the past several years, we have witnessed a sea change in investor votes on climate-related resolutions, culminating on June 11, 2020 in a strong majority vote at Dollar Tree for action on climate. -
Reduce Your Waste Footprint with Gardening
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) Avoid the unnecessary packaging and pollution you get with grocery shopping. -
Supporting Black Communities Means Supporting Black-Owned Business
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) We can all take action in our daily lives to support Black communities economically with our spending and investing -
Essential workers need our support during COVID-19
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) Individuals throughout our food supply chains are risking their health to ensure food makes it to our tables. -
Green Business Member Profile
Delilah Home
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) Sustainability, Impact, and Community. We manufacturer the highest quality organic, natural and sustainable home use textiles (bath towels and bed sheets) that are safer for your health and better for the planet. -
Press Release
Verizon Falls to the Bottom of Clean Energy Ranking of Telecoms
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) Report Grades AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon on Renewable Energy Sourcing and Commitments; New Sections Detail Diversity Issues in Industry and COVID-19’s Impact on Findings.
WASHINGTON – June 16, 2020 – Verizon is back at the bottom of… -
Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions Welcomes New Senior Director of Climate & Agriculture Networks
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) Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions is proud to announce and welcome Courtney Pineau as Senior Director of Climate & Agriculture Networks. -
I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet.
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) Stopping climate change is hard enough, but racism only makes it harder.
By Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, June 3, 2020
Here is an incomplete list of things I left unfinished last week because America’s boiling racism and militarization are deadly for… The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/03/im-black-climate-scientist-ra…