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) Green America joined with allies nationwide to oppose the Jordan Cove Liquified Natural Gas Export Terminal that was proposed for coastal Oregon. Green America opposed Jordan Cove because the facility would likely become the largest greenhouse…
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) More and more companies are listening to consumers, and labeling foods made with genetically modified and genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs). In just the last few days ConAgra, Kellogg’s, Mars, and General Mills joined Campbell's in…
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Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) authored an amendment to the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 that would finally close this slave-labor loophole. The loophole allowed US companies to import products/materials…
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) Campbell's will offer organic/non-GMO Goldfish crackers and soups for kids and will voluntarily label products with GMOs. Additionally, Campbell's supports mandatory federal labeling on products containing GMOs.
Green America worked…
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) Approximately $6 trillion in assets, 60,000 individuals, and 800 institutions have pledged to divest from fossil fuels.
This divestment movement, which started in 2011, is strong and growing substantially.
Statistics from GoFossilFree.org. Graph…
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) Amazon Web Services announces construction of a solar farm in Virginia and a wind farm in North Carolina.
This is the latest victory in Green America's campaign, launched in 2014, to urge Amazon to adopt 100% clean energy for its servers by 2020.
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) The Children’s Place pays more than $2 million to the victims of Rana Plaza building collapse—the deadliest disaster in the history of the global garment industry.
Green America joined with labor allies worldwide to put pressure on Children's…
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) In a huge first step for the company, Hellmann’s just announced it is releasing non-GMO mayonnaise dressing made with olive oil.
Green America's GMO Inside Campaign mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to urge Hellman's to go non-GMO.
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) National Geographic builds on its commitment to use recycled paper (May 2015)
https://www.greenamerica.org/about/newsroom/releases/2014-07-17-Tipping…
In a major step forward for the use of recycled paper in the magazine industry, the National…
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) Hershey announced that as part of achieving “simpler ingredients” it will be switching to non-GMO sugar, removing artificial flavors (vanillin), and sourcing milk from cows not treated with the growth hormone rBST in its iconic Milk Chocolate Bar…
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Hershey
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Hershey announced yesterday it will be going 100% certified by 2020. Hershey will utilize three different certification systems -- Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, and Utz. All three prohibit child labor, which is endemic in the cocoa…
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) Apple removes two of the most toxic chemicals from its tier 2 assembly (August 2014)
Green America’s End Smartphone Sweatshops campaign, in partnership with China Labor Watch (CLW), called on Apple to remove toxic chemicals including benzene…
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) EPA releases the Clean Power Plan, new rules that set targets for states to reduce their climate emissions from power plants. The Clean Power Plan is a key component of the United States meeting its obligations under the Paris…
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) Consumers across the country took action with the GMO Inside Campaign to push General Mills to make Cheerios non-GMO.
General Mills' announcement of non-GMO Cheerios was huge news, since this was one of the first major consumer brands to go non-GMO…
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) Regions, US Bank, Fifth Third, and Wells Fargo agreed to phase out short term loans with interest rates up to 365%. These “deposit advance loans” commonly as “payday loans” trapped people in ongoing cycles of debt. Green America and our allies…
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) Chevy/GM begin production of the Volt. (December 2010)
Green America's individual members sent tens of thousands of emails and asked Chevy dealers nationwide to offer an electric vehicle.
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) Whole Foods agrees to sell Fair Trade products alongside their own whole trade products. (September 2009)
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Dynegy canceled coal-fired power plants. After a campaign by Green America and allies, the utility announced it was cancelling its plans to build multiple coal-fired power plants.
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) Ford agrees to introduce more hybrid and plug-in cars and stops promoting ethanol as a clean fuel source.
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) Dominion cancels 3 coal-fired power plants. (June 2006)
