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BlogNews ( ) In the wake of the home mortgage crisis of 2008, Green America launched its Get A Better Bank map, listing hundreds of community development banks and credit unions as alternatives to the megabanks that tanked the economy and heavily finance fossil…
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BlogNews ( ) Republicans continue to push anti-ESG bills, prioritizing money from oil and fossil fuels companies, but the backlash is starting to work.
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BlogNews ( ) Now is the time to break up with your megabank. Find a community development bank or credit union on our Get a Better Bank map.  What if you found out the money in your bank account was being used to fuel fires and floods, leading to…
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Green America in the News ( ) Your bank is more than a place to put your money. Banks can use the funds you deposit to create loans or make investments. And in some cases, that may mean using your money to invest in fossil fuels that can harm the environment. Sustainable banks…
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Green Business Member Profile ( ) FilmTack is a leading window films company in Asia-Pacific. We focus on building a wide range of solar films distributed and used by our customers across a broad spectrum of applications and regions.

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GAM Article ( ) This year is an important election, with many important issues on the line that Green Americans care about. So make sure you vote and help others vote too! 1. Ensure you're registered to vote at I Will Vote. In some states, you need to…
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GAM Article ( ) Generations of families have harvested and tended to the same thick-trunked olive trees for thousands of years, sharing their fruits with people around the world through liquid gold: olive oil. Canaan Palestine now cultivates this heritage for…

GAM Article ( ) This past January marked 14 years since the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling in the “Citizens United” case, the case that essentially removed all limits on corporations’ spending to support candidates for elected office, so long as they do not…

GAM Article ( ) On the evening of June 12, 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi with a box of T-shirts printed with the slogan “Jim Crow Must Go.” The shirts referred to his work to overturn such Jim Crow-era…

GAM Article ( ) When as you sow CEO Andrew Behar testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s legal counsel on March 28 of this year, he brought with him letters from 16,265 Green Americans and others demanding the freedom to invest responsibly. As You Sow’…

GAM Article ( ) When Brenda Alvarez-Lagunas was nine years old, her mother’s job in the packaging department of a Florida factory came to an end. Brenda’s parents—Mexican immigrants looking for a way to support their young family—turned to farm work to make ends…

GAM Article ( ) Farmers feed us. From the fresh apples we buy to the popcorn we toss in the microwave, our access to nutritious food is all made possible by the daily efforts of farmers across the nation and around the world. But here in the US, farmers say…

GAM Article ( ) With rising global temperatures and an increasing number and frequency of extreme weather events, the toll of the climate crisis can be seen in towns and cities across the globe. As Green Americans, we have adopted our own sustainable habits to…

GAM Article ( ) Green resilience in an election year.

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Action ( ) Vanguard is lagging on climate: It’s the top fossil fuel investor and is failing to hold companies accountable on their climate and sustainability impacts.

Action ( ) Target claims to be a socially responsible and sustainable brand – so why aren’t they doing more to protect bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides?

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Victories ( ) Kroger is one of the nation’s leading grocery chains, with over 2,700 stores operating under many brands, including Pay-less, Ralph’s, and City Market. But Kroger is far from a leader when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis.  In fact…
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