Latest Press Releases

Press Release

Image: man standing proudly in garden. Text: Climate Victory Gardening 101, A toolkit for growing healthy food for a healthy planet.
The Green (Thumb) New Deal: “Climate Victory Gardens” Tops 1,000 Milestone, Green America Releases New How-To-Guide
Press Release ( ) In Time for Spring Planting Season, Green America Toolkit Explains Carbon-Capturing Gardening Practices Americans Can Use in Their Backyards; Climate Victory Gardens Sprouting Up in Minnesota, Colorado, and Virginia.
Climate Victory Garden
Press conference for announcement of Skip the Slip bill
Historic "Skip the Slip" Bill Introduced in California Assembly to Tackle Major Impacts of Paper Receipts
Press Release ( ) Green America Lauds Landmark State Bill Introduced to Mandate Digital Receipts as Default Alternative to Wasteful, BPA- and BPS-Coated Paper Receipts. SACRAMENTO, CA – January 8, 2019 – A new bill in the California Assembly would make the state the…
Skip the Slip, waste, paper, water, trees
Image: windmills on the horizon of farmland. Title: Verizon Sets Major New Clean Energy Goal in Response to Pressure From More Than 30,000 Consumers
Verizon Sets Major New Clean Energy Goal in Response to Pressure From More Than 30,000 Consumers
Press Release ( ) After hearing from more than 30,000 consumers mobilized by Green America, Verizon has set a goal to achieve 50% clean energy use by 2025.
Verizon
Image: children in Halloween costumes holding sign, "Halloween." Title: Is There Child Labor in Your Halloween Candy? Chocolate Scorecard Identified Good, Ghoulish Companies
Is There Child Labor in Your Halloween Candy? Chocolate Scorecard Identified Good, Ghoulish Companies
Press Release ( ) Green America’s Chocolate Scorecard grades chocolate companies on child labor and ESG practices. The worst companies include Godiva, Cadbury, and Ferrero.
child labor
Image: Rosario Dawson and Ron Finley gardening. Title: Rosario Dawson And Ron Finley Promote Effort To Go Beyond Sustainability And Become “Regenerative” With Climate Victory Gardens Video
Rosario Dawson And Ron Finley Promote Effort To Go Beyond Sustainability And Become “Regenerative” With Climate Victory Gardens Video
Press Release ( ) Rosario Dawson And Ron Finley Promote Effort To Go Beyond Sustainability And Become “Regenerative” With Climate Victory Gardens Video
Climate Victory Garden
Road through farmland leading to sun
Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions To Host Event on Investing in Agricultural Climate Solutions
Press Release ( ) Global Climate Action Summit Affiliate Event “Carbon Sequestration in Soil: Scaling Investment” Explores How Investment Can Drive Climate Solutions in Agriculture.
finance
text that reads "CVS receipts are toxic to people and the planet. Tell CVS to Skip the Slip to cut waste and protect its employees and customers.
Green America Urges CVS To Improve Receipt Practices, Keep Pace With Leading Retail Chains
Press Release ( ) CVS' Practice of Printing Some of the Longest Receipts is "Coming Up Short"; Receipt Paper Continues to be Major Source of toxin BPS.
paper, climate, toxins, recycled, Skip the Slip
Climate Victory Gardens
"Making American Green Again:" Largest Ever Victory Garden Project Since World War II Launched
Press Release ( ) Gardens Could Combat Climate Change While Producing 12 Million Tons of High-Quality Food; Push to Equal WWII Victory Garden Level Would Equal 40 Million Gardens.
victory garden
woman with receipt
“Skip the Slip” Report Release 2018
Press Release ( ) Walmart, Walgreens, Target and Petco Among Retail Laggards, While Apple and Best Buy Are Leaders; Report Provides Tips for Consumers and Workers to Minimize Their Exposure to Receipts.

windmills in the sunset
Green America Applauds Introduction of Clean Energy Victory Bonds
Press Release ( ) Bill will allow all Americans to invest in a clean energy future for the country

wheat crops
Major Food Companies Join to Address Climate Change and Healthy Soils by Creating a New Standard Focused on Regenerative Agriculture
Press Release ( ) The Carbon Underground and Green America, in partnership with Ben & Jerry’s (Unilever), DanoneWave, Annie’s (General Mills), and MegaFood have begun development of a global verification standard for food grown in a regenerative manner.

Image: cell phone on table with photo of wind turbines in mountainous region. Title: Verizon Flunks Green America's Scorecard Grading Wireless Companies on Clean Energy
Verizon Flunks Green America's Scorecard Grading Wireless Companies on Clean Energy
Press Release ( ) Green America gives Verizon an F on clean energy sourcing, commitment to improve, and emission reductions.
Verizon
Image: woman on both smartphone and laptop. Title: Green America and T-Mobile Push AT&T and Verizon to Match T-Mobile’s 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
Green America and T-Mobile Push AT&T and Verizon to Match T-Mobile’s 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
Press Release ( ) T-Mobile became the first telecom to adopt a 100% renewable energy commitment.
renewable energy
the people's demands posted at FERC
FERC Protest: 200+ Groups Demand Changes to Toothless Pipeline Review Process
Press Release ( ) Protesters Post List of Eight Key Reforms to Ensure “Meaningful Fixes” to Approval Process at FERC Headquarters.
pipeline
Coal and nuclear plants at night
Green America: FERC Made the Right Decision in Rejecting Subsidies for Coal and Nuclear
Press Release ( ) Green America is pleased that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced that it is terminating the Department of Energy (DOE) Proposal to provide market-based incentives to coal and nuclear power plant owners.

sustainable food summit
Sustainable Foods Summit… New Horizons for Eco-Labels and Sustainability
Press Release ( ) Taking place in San Francisco on 30-31st January, the eighth North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will showcase health impacts, sustainable ingredients, and eco-labels. For the first time, the executive summit will discuss the…

Restore It
"Re(Store) It: Campaign Launches on World Soil Day to Save the Earth... Literally
Press Release ( ) Effort Promotes “Regenerative Agriculture” Practices That Bolster Soil Health and Fight Climate Change.
carbon farming
Grocey store Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash
Not All Those Fancy Labels on Your Groceries Are Created Equal. A New Resource Identifies the Good and the Bad Apples
Press Release ( ) Know The Difference Between “Free-Range” and “Cage-Free”? “Natural” and “Non-GMO”? Big Corporations Are Betting You Don’t.
food, organic food, GMOs, fair trade
Protest Outside of FERC
Activists Deliver Strong Message to Congress and FERC: No More Fracked-Gas Pipeline
Press Release ( ) “STOP TRUMP’S DIRTY ENERGY AGENDA, THE CHANGE STARTS HERE” Protest: Activists Demonstrate at FERC’s First Public Meeting Since January, Deliver Letter from 139 National and Local Groups to Congress Urging Opposition to Dirty Energy Bill

Verizon At&t
Hang Up On Fossil Fuels: Green America Launches Campaign Urging AT&T, Verizon To Commit To 100% Renewable Energy
Press Release ( ) As Tech Leaders Apple and Google meet 100% Renewable Energy Goals, Lagging Telecommunications Giants Far Behind at Less than 2%.