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) Gene Lee’s record on environmental, health, animal welfare and worker issues at odds with “Golden Chain” accolade
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent today to Nation’s Restaurant News, a coalition of 15 environmental, animal welfare…
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) Dressed to Impress and Impact Less: Clothing Companies in NY, AZ and WI Awarded for Being Environmentally and Socially Conscious
WASHINGTON, D.C.— September 8, 2016 —Three small green businesses offering ethical apparel in New York, Arizona and…
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) Smucker’s Called on to Produce Non-GMO and Organic Peanut Butter and Jelly and Stop Jamming Americans Full of GMOs: Urged to Follow Lead of Hershey’s, Campbell’s, General Mills, Gerber and Other Iconic American Brands.
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) $1.32 an Hour and Forced Overtime: Major Labor Abuses Documented in Factories Making Disney Products; Consumers Urged to Speak Out and Opt to Purchase Green, Sustainable Toys.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— August 17, 2016 — With holiday shopping less than…
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) WASHINGTON, D.C.— June 7, 2016 —General Mills. Post. Hershey’s. Unilever. Pepsi. Those are just some of the top food corporations that have been persuaded since January 2014 by Green America’s GMO Inside campaign and its supporters to remove…
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) More Americans are seeking greener retirement plans like fossil-free 401(k) options.
finance, retirement, fossil-free
finance, retirement, fossil-free
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) WASHINGTON, DC – April 5, 2016 – In its latest campaign to move the magazine industry to recycled paper, the nonprofit Green America today launched “Practice What You Print, Smithsonian” to encourage Smithsonian Magazine to move to…
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) 50 Organizations Urge Olive Garden and Darden Restaurants to Improve Practices.
food, animal welfare, environment
food, animal welfare, environment
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) Spotlight on Biodegradable Paint, Handmade Yurts and Vertical Gardens; $5,000 Prizes Awarded to CO, IN and TN Companies Focusing on DIY
People and Planet Award, DIY
People and Planet Award, DIY

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) $5,000 Prizes Awarded to NY, OR and IL Companies Focusing on Vegan Ice Cream, Footwear & Web Content

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) Consumers urged to speak out and opt for safe, green toys; New report exposes major safety and labor-rights abuses in Chinese toy factories; Hasbro’s Nerf Guns & Disney’s Frozen Dolls found to be made in facilities with health and safety violations.

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) From Elephant Dung to Cigarette Butts: $5,000 Prizes Awarded to PA, CA and NJ Companies Focusing on Recycled Products & Services.

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) Not Sustainable: Farmers Making as Little as 50 Cents Per Day; Inadequate Responses Mounted So Far to Address Very Serious Problems.

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) Partnership Equips Consumers with Single, Vendor-Neutral Resource for Comparing Solar Systems, Installers and Financing Options As Well As Getting Lowest Price Quotes

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) Latest Move by Hershey’s Follows the Removal of GMOs by General Mills, Unilever, Post Foods.

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) Rights and Labor Groups Concerned Work on Fishing Boats


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) Apple responds to over 23,000 comments from concerned consumers. More needs to be done to protect workers.
August 14, 2014
Washington, DC – August 14, 2014 –Green America announced today that it is pleased with Apple’s August 13 announcement that…


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) 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…
smartphone sweatshops, sweatshops
smartphone sweatshops, sweatshops