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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world at lightning speed, and using energy just as fast. The current costs to our climate and communities are unsustainable and unacceptable.
AI is using energy at unprecedented rates. AI's massive energy appetite, mostly for its data centers, could either accelerate the climate crisis and pollute our planet OR supercharge our…
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By Mathilda DeCosse, volunteer, and Todd Larsen, Executive Co-Director
Time is running out to benefit from federal tax credits for installing residential solar power that are available thanks to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. With the passage of the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” residential solar power systems need to be installed and likely placed in…
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AI is supposed to be the future. But it's being powered by the past.
Artificial Intelligence is generating tons of buzz. It can do everything from helping students write an essay to helping doctors diagnose diseases. But there’s another “buzz” AI is generating and that buzz you hear is coming from restarting coal and natural gas power plants, and building new gas plants…
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By Cathy Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director
Earlier this year, Green America released its expanded and upgraded Get A Better Bank map, with 17,000 branches of 3,000 mission-driven banks and credit unions. These banks and credit unions invest in affordable housing, sustainable agriculture, small green…
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In 2021, Juneteenth became a national holiday- and for many this was their first time hearing about the holiday. But this day isn’t about a free day off work or no school. This holiday has been celebrated by Black Americans for years. The legacy of Black Americans is often overlooked by this country which is why July 4th is not the day that marks their independence - June 19th is…
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In 2025, Pride Month is more important than ever. Five years ago, legislators introduced just over 100 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people. In 2025, activists are tracking over 900, a majority of them aimed at the transgender community. LGBTQ+ rights and safety are facing major setbacks, both in the United States and abroad.
LGBTQ+ people have always existed,…
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By Cathy Cowan Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director
On May 7, Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of FEMA, told Congress, “I do not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
Within a day, Hamilton was out, replaced by Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary David Richardson, who…
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The Trump Administration’s tariffs are causing market gyrations. They could increase inflation and cause a recession. Tariffs also harm people with lower incomes in the US the most and people in poorer countries as well – the same people who are also being harmed by the Administration’s cuts to the federal government and overseas aid.
Even with the recent…
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By Cathy Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director
Last June, Tractor Supply made headlines when it announced it would eliminate jobs and goals focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as stop sponsoring Pride festivals and submitting data to the LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
Soon following were similar announcements from John Deere,…
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