BlogNews (June 11, 2019) A recent Vox piece by NRDC staffer Mary Annaise Heglar starts with a bold headline, “I Work in the Environmental Movement. I don’t care if you recycle.” The author says that when she meets people and tells them she works at an environmental organization their first reaction is to express guilt for their poor environmental performance. The article then makes the argument that…
BlogNews (May 30, 2019) Over 8,000 chemicals are used by the textile manufacturing industry.
It’s a dirty, toxic part of the supply chain. One that affects workers, their communities, and has the potential to affect consumers once clothes have left shelves. In fact, textile manufacturing accounts for 20% of industrial water pollution.
And here’s the scary truth about what’s going into our clothes: we…
BlogNews (May 6, 2019) Climate Victory Gardeners may come across invasive species in the garden, and it’s important to know what to do in this case. How much harm do they cause? How do we get rid of them? And what can we do to prevent their spread in the first place? Fortunately, Green America volunteer Jesse Cross has the answers.
My name's Jesse. I'm a volunteer at Green America and an environmental…
BlogNews (April 29, 2019) If you’re alive and read the news, you’re probably worried sick about the amount of terrible climate change news that seems to come out every week. Things might seem bleak, but thankfully, there’s hope! That hope comes in the form of something that’s not expensive, tedious, or hard to enact. All you have to do is grow a garden.
You’d be surprised how gardening is the solution…
BlogNews (April 23, 2019) By Kim Aman (aka Farmer Kim), a school garden educator in North Texas
I come from a long line of farmers. For several generations, my family farmed the rich soil in the Central Ohio countryside to feed their community and family. My grandfather was very influential in my early years and taught me about the land and the plants that grew there. He was a huge fan of composting…
BlogNews (April 18, 2019) The negative impact on soil from conventional agriculture has become extremely evident in the past few years. Degrading soil not only diminishes its ability to grow food, but it leads to severe loss of top soil itself and has been identified as a major cause of climate change. Soil and climate experts tell us, however, that restoring soil health— and its natural ability to draw…
BlogNews (April 11, 2019) Chocolate bunnies, cute baby animals, brightly colored eggs – these are just some of the cheery images that Easter may conjure up for you. Yet there are dark secrets behind what goes into some of your favorite Easter chocolate treats. Whether you’re observing Easter for religious reasons, making an Easter basket for fun, or simply waiting for Easter candy to go on sale the day…
BlogNews (April 11, 2019) Amazon dominates online retail in the US and cloud-based computing. But the company has not been a leader on climate change, only reluctantly adopting a 100 percent clean energy target for powering its massive servers after pressure from Greenpeace and Green America.
The big problem with Amazon’s commitment is that the corporate giant never said when it would get to 100 percent …
BlogNews (April 9, 2019) Ready to ditch your lawn and embrace the joy of growing veggies and playing in the dirt? Great! Your gut, your social life, your pocketbook, and your planet will thank you.
1. You can eat it!
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Your garden can grow half a pound of produce per square foot. That could mean saving hundreds of dollars on your grocery bills. Good tasting, good for you.
2. You don’t…
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