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Image: wind turbines in a field against the setting sun. Title: Is Verizon’s Green Bond Tipping the Scales on Clean Energy?
Is Verizon’s Green Bond Tipping the Scales on Clean Energy?
BlogNews ( ) It’s officially been one year since Verizon issued a $1 billion green bond to help the company reach its goal of 50 percent clean energy by 2025.
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workers construct gas pipeline over groundwater
How Reliance on Fossil Fuels Can Explode in Our Faces
BlogNews ( ) Pipeline Incidents from 2017-2020
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Image: rack of clothing. Title: Can we have more responsibly made clothing?
Can we have more sustainable clothing?
BlogNews ( ) Vague corporate messaging on sustainable clothing can leave green shoppers wondering if its possible to find an ethical clothing company.
sustainable clothing
Amazon Prime Truck
Sorry Jeff Bezos, a $10 billion commitment won't undo Amazon's climate impacts
BlogNews ( ) If addressing climate change is truly a priority for Amazon, Bezos and executives will go beyond a donation.
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Image: Robert Bullard, black man standing in suit with blue sky in background. Topic: 8 Black Leaders Who've Revolutionized the Climate Movement
8 Black Leaders Who've Revolutionized the Climate Movement
BlogNews ( ) Black history is rich with connections to the natural environment, including Black leaders who have revolutionized the climate movement.
Black leaders
Image: solar panels in a field. Title: When Will Verizon Plug into Clean Energy?
When Will Verizon Plug into Clean Energy?
BlogNews ( ) Verizon continues to lag by powering its network using mostly fossil fuels.
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Image: Amazon building. Text: 10 Ways Amazon Violates Human Rights
10 Ways Amazon Violates Human Rights
BlogNews ( ) Amazon is bad for workers, our planet, and consumers. Here are ten ways Amazon violates human rights.
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Image Amazon Echo on counter. Topic: 5 Reasons Not to Buy Amazon Electronics
5 Reasons Not to Buy Amazon Electronics
BlogNews ( ) Worker rights, privacy issues, and toxic chemicals might have you rethinking Amazon electronics like Amazon Ring and Alexa.
Amazon electronics
family at thanksgiving table
This Thanksgiving, Bring a Sustainable Side to Dish About
BlogNews ( ) This Thanksgiving, use food to talk to your family and friends about values like sustainable and ethical food.
non-GMO Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, fair trade, non-GMO, recipes
Image: person standing in front of large piles of recyclables. Topic: Does Recycling Help the Climate?
Does Recycling Help the Climate?
BlogNews ( ) Recycling is s basic action people do for the environment, but does it help combat the climate crisis?
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Image: woman looking at clothes. Title: Tips for Buying More Sustainable Children’s Clothing
Tips for Buying More Sustainable Children’s Clothing
BlogNews ( ) You may be wondering how you can make sure your children are not being exposed to harmful chemicals in clothes? Here are some tips!
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Photo of wind turbines
Major Progress in the Fight to Hang Up on Fossil Fuels
BlogNews ( ) In 2017, we launched Hang Up on Fossil Fuels, a campaign urging major telecommunications companies to rapidly increase their use of renewables to power networks. Back then, the industry was using almost no clean energy and few companies had any…
clean energy, renewable energy, wind power, solar power, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Image: dried cocoa beans held by two hands. Title: A Step Towards Combatting Child Labor in Cocoa
A Step Towards Combatting Child Labor in Cocoa
BlogNews ( ) The Ivory Coast and Ghana announced that they will raise the price of cocoa by $400 per ton, but more needs to be done to stop child labor.
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Image of a worker on a wind farm
Clean Up Wireless & Create Green Jobs
BlogNews ( ) By Ayate Temsamani, Climate Fellow The Impact of Telecoms The US telecom industry uses vast amounts of energy, with the major four companies collectively using over 30 million megawatt hours (MWH) of electric power every year—enough energy to…
climate change, clean energy, green economy, green jobs, wind, solar, education, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
Image: children wading through a river, with a forest fire in the background. Title: The Tragedy in the Amazon: What We Can Do
The Tragedy in the Amazon: What We Can Do
BlogNews ( ) The Amazon forest fires are tragedy for Brazil, as people are experiencing severe health problems and are at risk of losing their homes.
Amazon forest fires
Image of supermarket coolers. Text: Walmart freezers leak gases that escalate climate change. Tell them to cool it!
Why Isn't Walmart Addressing These Harmful Emissions?
BlogNews ( ) Walmart neglects to set comprehensive plan to cut dangerous HFC emissions that escalate climate change.
Walmart
Image: Amazon boxes. Topic: 10 Reasons Not to Shop Amazon
10 Reasons Not to Shop Amazon
BlogNews ( ) Amazon is full of deals, but those deals come at a big cost to people and the planet. So, before you click on that item that sounds like a steal, check out Green America's 10 Reasons to not shop Amazon. Amazon…  Exploits…
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How Green America is Promoting Green Public and Corporate Policy
BlogNews ( ) Summer is underway and Green America’s work is in high gear! Thanks to our members' generous support, every day our programs are advancing the policies and systems needed for safe food, clean energy, responsible finance, and fair labor on which…
environmental policy
Image: plantain weed. Title: Plantain, More Than a Weed
Plantain, More than a Weed
BlogNews ( ) Weeds can have medicinal and nutritional properties. Learn more in the example of the plantain weed, a common plant found in mowed areas.
plantain weed
tractor spraying chemicals in yellow field
US Lags in Pesticide Regulation
BlogNews ( ) The United States uses over a billion pounds of pesticides each year, many that contain chemicals banned in other countries. These toxic chemicals have major impacts on both people and the planet. US regulation has fallen behind other major…
RoundUp, Glyphosate, pesticide, EPA, health, chemicals