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) Green America is active in fighting pipelines nationwide. Pipelines for fossil fuels provide the infrastructure to keep America addicted to fossil fuels. That addiction to fossil fuels is, in turn, fueling climate change. The US is the…
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pipelines
Green Living Piece
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) We're trying to get Amazon to build a cleaner cloud. Until they do, shop these greener businesses.
alternatives to Amazon
alternatives to Amazon
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) Homeowners are discovering the benefits of green roofing - covering their rooftops with small plants growing in a few inches of soil.
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green roof
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) Buying secondhand clothing is the greenest option of all. It keeps old items out of the landfill, and helps you save money.
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secondhand clothing
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) Give these selected brands a chance to provide you with sustainable clothing.
clothing, green clothing, corporate responsibility, fashion
clothing, green clothing, corporate responsibility, fashion
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) Many school fundraisers sell magazines and candles that aren't green. But, a fundraiser can be sustainable, fair trade and eco-friendly too!
school fundraisers
school fundraisers
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Energy efficiency refers to ways of improving products or systems so that they require less energy to do the same amount of work. Increasing energy efficiency is one of the fastest, easiest, and most cost-effective technological solutions for…
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energy efficiency
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) Your impact investing could help people attain home ownership, start small businesses, or address other community needs.
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impact investing
Green America in the News
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) OurFuture.Org: OpEd byTodd Larsen, Green America, April 19, 2017
At the end of April, hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The march will send a clear…
Our Future
Our Future
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) Green America's Mission is to harness economic power- the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace - to create a socially just and sustainable society.

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) Green America is a national, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, membership organization founded in 1982. We went by the name "Co-op America" until January 1, 2009.
Some of Green America's staff in the 1980s. Seated to the left, with glasses, is current…
Green America
Green America

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) Green America's Policy on Accepting Company Funds
Green America is committed to creating an economy that works for people and the planet. An important component of the organization’s work is engaging with companies of all sizes to encourage them to…
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) Hours: 32 hours/week, 4 days/week (full time)
Salary: $60,000 -66,000 contingent on experience; (This position is grant tracked)
Benefits: Excellent benefits package, including health insurance, dental & vision coverage, sick days, holidays,…
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Compensation: $50 travel stipend per week
Supervisor: Scott Kitson, Membership & Marketing Manager
Dates: Starting ASAP, 12 weeks, with possibility for extension
Hours: At least 20 hours/week (Monday – Thursday)
Green America's Green…
GAM Article
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) A burst of over 1,000 hate crimes and incidents have occurred since Election Day, and the President’s words and actions are only making perpetrators bolder. With White supremacists in the cabinet and anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric coming…
Green Business Network and Center for Sustainability Call to Action

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) Business CAN change the world. Let's make it happen.
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When Donald Trump signed an Executive Order this week to roll back the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, he did so surrounded by coal miners and executives. The event was deliberately staged at the EPA just to make clear his complete…
coal
coal