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BlogNews (April 23, 2014 ) One of Green America’s goals is to teach consumers how the businesses you choose to support can have a big impact on the world around you. From the food we buy each week, to the clothes we wear, to the energy we use to heat and power our homes…
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BlogNews (March 31, 2014 ) Supporters of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) say that they lower the use of pesticides and benefit the environment. However, the record demonstrates that there are growing negative environmental impacts from GMOs. One major problem caused by…
GMOs

BlogNews (March 20, 2014 ) Starbucks is a company uniquely posed to trigger worldwide supply-chain shifts.
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BlogNews (March 19, 2014 ) Take a look at this impressive timeline from the SRI Conference team, which shares four decades of socially responsible investing history.
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BlogNews (February 27, 2014 ) GreenMedInfo.com is a new Coalition Member of GMO Inside. We welcome them on board! This week, we are featuring a guest blog shared by founder Sayer Ji. See the original post here.  The #1 Children's Vitamin Brand in the US contains…
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BlogNews (February 12, 2014 ) Smucker’s, a Team USA official sponsor at the Sochi Olympics, is one of the most recognizable food brands in the US.  But contrary to popular belief, Smucker’s is no food champion; while using genetically modified ingredients in its '…
GMO labeling, GMOs

BlogNews (January 14, 2014 ) Consumers called on General Mills to take the GMOs out of Cheerios. They have - victory! - but many questions have been left unanswered.
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BlogNews (January 9, 2014 ) Greetings, GMO Insiders, and nice to meet you! I am the new food campaigns director here at Green America, leading the GMO Inside campaign. 2014 is starting off great with the consumer victory to get Cheerios to go non-GMO for their original…
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BlogNews (January 6, 2014 ) Great news for our work together for a sustainable food system! Just a few days into the new year, we have our first victory of 2014 to celebrate. After a year of pressure from you and other Green Americans, General Mills announced on its…

BlogNews (January 2, 2014 ) GMO Insiders, There's big news to share. Cheerios are now Non GMO.  On a new page launched over the holiday, General Mills announced that they no longer use genetically modified ingredients in original Cheerios. "It’s the unique and simple…
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Press Release (March 12, 2014 ) Ending “Bad Apple” Devices: It Could Take Just a Dollar Per Device to Fix Apple’s Poisonous Practices; Green America Takes on Apple After Success in Changing General Mills’ Cheerios. March 12, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC -- With more than a million…
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Press Release (March 4, 2014 ) Starbucks Urged to Serve Only Organic Milk and Stop Serving Milk From Cows Fed GMOs; GMO Inside Launches New Push Fresh Off Success with Getting GMOs out of Cheerios. March 4, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC -- Green America’s GMO Inside campaign today…

Press Release (February 11, 2014 ) Chase and Citi Cards Get “F” for Investing in Coal-Fired Power and Mining, BofA and Wells Fargo Get D- and D+; Cards from Smaller Banks Get A+ for Shunning Coal and Focusing on Bettering Communities February 11, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC -- Concerned…

Press Release (January 21, 2014 ) No Letup in Pressure:  New Consumer Campaign Builds Off Recent Victory In Getting General Mills To Remove GMOs From Original Cheerios January 21, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC -- Green America’s GMO Inside campaign today launched  a major push to…

Press Release (January 2, 2014 ) Consumers across the country took action with the GMO Inside Campaign to push General Mills to make Cheerios non-GMO January 2, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC -- With 40,000 Facebook posts from consumers who took part in GMO Inside’s campaign calling on…

GAM Article (January 30, 2014 ) Natural gas fracking affects people. Read on about a family that is suffering because of this fracking.
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Victories (January 25, 2014 ) 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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Victories (January 21, 2014 ) 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…