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In the face of mounting public pressure, Amazon announced new plans to use more clean energy to power its computing subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS), which it says will keep the company on track to meet its goal of reaching 100% renewable…
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) On February 25, 2020, JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest bank funder of fossil fuels by a 29% margin, announced new restrictions on its financing of coal and Arctic oil and gas as well as new investment in clean energy and other environmentally…
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, arctic, fossil fuels, oil, gas, natural gas, climate crisis, climate change
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) Green America’s “Build a Cleaner Cloud” Urged Amazon to Address Climate and Protect Workers.
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) Invest with Character
Ethos Logos Investments, financial planner, investment advisor, socially responsible investing, Catholic, Christian, life insurance, long-term care insurance, divestment, sustainable, environmental, SRI, ESG, impact investing, fossil fuel free
Ethos Logos Investments, financial planner, investment advisor, socially responsible investing, Catholic, Christian, life insurance, long-term care insurance, divestment, sustainable, environmental, SRI, ESG, impact investing, fossil fuel free
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) The projects I prioritize are focused on producing more affordable housing built in more sustainable ways. This includes both where and how the housing is built. For example, by locating housing in walkable neighborhoods, we can give families the…

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) At this point, most of my clients are Catholic and concerned with screening abortifacients, embryonic stem cell research, and pornography. My major project this past year was creating a 403b & 401k offering that has Catholic portfolios,…

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) Work with the homeless, marginalized, and help children with foster homes and adoption.
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) Research from around the world demonstrates time and again that companies that value women’s leadership, and societies where women have economic opportunity, do better, and gender lens investing supports this.
investing in women, gender lens investing
investing in women, gender lens investing
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Green businesses adopt principles, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life for its customers, employees, communities, and planet. But just because a business claims it is “green” doesn’t mean it upholds the standards of social…
sustainable business, how to be a sustainable business
sustainable business, how to be a sustainable business
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) Green America welcomes five new board members: Bama Athreya, Eleanor Greene, Julie Lineberger, Carolyn Parrs, and Brady Quirk-Garvan.
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Green America
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) It’s officially been one year since Verizon issued a $1 billion green bond to help the company reach its goal of 50 percent clean energy by 2025.
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Verizon
Green America in the News

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) The global shift — albeit, a slow shift — to renewable energy sources is starting to pay off. According to a new report, last year, CO2 power sector emissions dropped by 2 percent. This is the greatest reduction we've seen in about…
Green Matters
Green Matters

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) Horizon Organic, the largest USDA certified organic dairy brand in the world, today announced a commitment to become carbon positive by 2025. Horizon Organic’s goal is to be the first national dairy brand to become carbon positive across its…
Environment + Energy Leader
Environment + Energy Leader
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By: Ken Roseboro, The Organic Non-GMO Report
Many Midwest farms are struggling with low grain prices and the trade war with China, among other challenges. But a small farm in Nebraska offers farmers hope that a focus on soil health can help…
Scott Gonnerman, farmers, farms, soil, soil health, soil testing
Scott Gonnerman, farmers, farms, soil, soil health, soil testing
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“Our philosophy is that a healthy, living soil produces healthy plants that are resilient to pest and disease. We use the principles of permaculture and biodynamic agriculture, but we aren’t really about the labels, just growing the…
ECO City Farms, farmers, nutrition, farms, community, community engagement, education
ECO City Farms, farmers, nutrition, farms, community, community engagement, education
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) Amazon is one of the largest corporations in America, but it stands against worker rights and everything the green economy should be.
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worker rights
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) Specialized, the cycling company, likes to position itself as a green company, but there is nothing green about the fact that workers who make Specialized clothing are being cheated out of wages.