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2012 Press Releases |
| 04/05 |
Raise the Bar Coalition to Hershey and Cadbury: Get Child Slave Labor Out Of Our Easter Baskets Read more »
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| 03/29 |
No April Fools' Joke: Monsanto Voted Top Corporate Fool With Worst Business Practices for 2012 Read more » |
| 03/01 |
Who is the biggest Corporate Fool of 2012? Read more » |
| 02/21 |
Fast Company Featured in New Video About Eco-Publishing Read more » |
| 02/14 |
Eighth Grader Asks Hershey School Trustees to Stop Exploiting Forced Child Labor for Profit Read more » |
| 02/14 |
On Valentine's Day, Consumers Encouraged to "Break Up" With Banks That Are Using Them and Abusing Them Read more » |
| 01/31 |
Aveda and Green America: Dirt Rag, Greenability, and Grit are Winners of the Aveda Environmental Award for Magazines Read more » |
| 01/18 |
Green America Applauds President Obama's Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline Read more » |
| 01/04 |
Green America Applauds President’s Appointment of Richard Cordray, First Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Read more » |
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2011 Press Releases |
| 12/12 |
Green America Urges House and Senate Leaders to Extend Clean Energy Programs Read more » |
| 12/08 |
Green America Denounces Senate’s Failure to Confirm Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Read more » |
| 12/08 |
NYC Retailer Named People's Choice for Green Business of the Year Read more » |
| 12/06 |
Labor and Consumer Groups Call on US Government to Improve Procurement Tool in the Fight Against Forced Child Labor Globally Read more » |
| 12/05 |
Green America Denounces Congressional Efforts to Advance Keystone XL Pipeline Read more » |
| 11/17 |
Green America Joins Colleagues to Deliver Business Leaders' Letter to White House, No to Keystone XL Pipeline, Yes to Renewable Energy Read more » |
| 11/17 |
Move Over "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday": Make Room For "Green Tuesday" Read more » |
| 11/11 |
Following President's Announcement, Keystone XL Pipeline Likely to Fail with Continued Public Opposition Read more » |
| 11/04 |
Green America Online Kit Offers Everything You Need to Break Up With Your Mega-Bank Read more » |
| 10/25 |
Costumed Activists to Give Hershey More Than 100,000 Signatures Demanding a Commitment to Child-Labor-Free Cocoa by Halloween Read more »
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| 10/13 |
Thousands of Consumers Demand Hershey Stop Buying Child Labor Cocoa Before Halloween Read more » |
| 10/05 |
$5 Debit Card Fee is Latest Reason for American Consumers to Join Green America’s Break-Up-With-Your-Bank Campaign Read more » |
| 09/22 |
Green Business Network Member Tells White House Representatives of Abuses in the Consumer Financial Market Read more »
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| 09/19 |
Ten Years, Little Progress: As Profits Soar, Chocolate Industry Fails to Deliver on Promises to End Forced and Child Labor on Cocoa Farms Read more »
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| 09/13 |
Annual Report Card: Hershey, Trailing Behind Competitors, Gets "F" For Failing to Remove Child Labor From Its Chocolate Production
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| 09/08 |
Green America Opposes President's Retreat from Strong Air-Pollution Standards Read more » |
| 09/01 |
Small Businesses Urge President to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Read more » |
| 08/25 |
Green Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary October 29-30th Read more » |
| 07/14 |
Consumers Use Smart Phone Codes in Supermarkets to Campaign Against Child Labor in Hershey Bars Read more » |
| 07/07 |
Urban Roots of Austin Texas Wins Green America’s 2011 Green Grants Award Read more » |
| 06/15 |
Green America Urges Senate to Uphold Wall St. Reform and Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Read more » |
| 06/08 |
Major Rally in Times Square Calls on the Hershey Company to Stop Using Child Labor in Chocolate Production Read more » |
| 05/24 |
Southern Company Rated Worst of Seven Major U.S. Utilities: Southern Gets Straight "F"s in Grading of "The Dirty Seven" Utilities, Also Home to Three of 10 Worst-Polluting Power Plants in U.S. Read more » |
| 05/23 |
Green America Urges Strong Support for Treasury Department's CDFI Fund Read more » |
| 05/16 |
Green America Announces 2nd Annual "Green Grants" Contest Read more » |
| 05/10 |
Fair Trade Tour: Two Peruvian Artisans to Visit Cities Across California and the Northwest to Show How Local Consumers Can Make Positive Changes in Lives of Women, Others Read more » |
| 05/03 |
Green America Urges Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Suspend AP1000 Rulemaking Read more » |
| 04/28 |
Hershey Ads Turned Inside Out: Winners Announced in “Brand Jamming” Contest Critiquing Company’s Child Labor Abuses Read more » |
| 04/13 |
Experts: As Traditional Banks Fail to Meet More and More Local Needs, Community Investing Poised to Break Through to Mainstream in 2011 Read more » |
| 04/05 |
Green America Urges Support for Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund Read more » |
| 04/04 |
Mother Jones, Experience Life are Winners of the Aveda Environmental Award for Magazines Read more » |
| 03/28 |
Consumers Fight Back: "Brand Jamming" Contest To Tweak Hershey For Child Labor Abuses Read more » |
| 02/14 |
On Valentine's Day Consumers Encouraged to "Break Up" With Banks That Treat Them Badly Read more » |
| 02/01 |
No Kisses for Hershey: Green America Encourages Consumers to Send a "Valentine" to US Chocolate Maker Urging Clean-Up of Child Labor Issues Read more » |
| 01/05 |
Green America Launches Green Deals: "Groupon for Greenies" Read more » |
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| 12/08 |
Green America Announces 2010 People's Choice Award Read more » |
| 12/02 |
2010 Holiday Gift Guide Issued by Green America Read more » |
| 11/18 |
Green America Presents Green Business Leadership Award to Canvas Dreams, LLC Read more » |
| 10/19 |
Is There Child Slave Labor in Your Child's Halloween Candy? Read more » |
| 09/30 |
"Bitter" Chocolate: New Report on Child Labor in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana Offers Further Proof that Hershey, Cocoa Industry, are Failing to Address Abusive Child Labor and Human Trafficking Read more » |
| 09/16 |
Green America Calls on Legislators to Protect the EPA’s Authority to Enforce the Clean Air Act Read more » |
| 09/13 |
"Bitter" Chocolate Report: Hershey Dominates US Market, but Lags Behind Competitors in Avoiding Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, and Abusive Child Labor Read more » |
| 09/09 |
7th Annual Green Festival Returns to Nation's Captial Read more » |
| 08/10 |
San Francisco is First Major Market in Launch of Web-based Barter/Currency for Green Businesses Read more » |
| 08/04 |
Putting the Green Back in Greenbacks: First Nationwide Web-based Barter/Currency for Green Businesses to be Launched Read more » |
| 07/29 |
Build It Up, West Virginia Summer Program Wins Green America’s Green Grants Award Read more » |
| 07/15 |
Landmark Steps Won: New Financial Protections for Consumers & Small Business Read more » |
| 06/23 |
Americans Asked to Vote for Best Green Projects in the US Read more » |
| 05/24 |
Coal Ash, Environmental Risk to Dominate Southern Company Shareholders Meeting Read more » |
| 05/21 |
Green America Encouraged By Senate Passage of Financial Reform, Calls for Further Strengthening of Protections for Consumers & Small Business Read more » |
| 05/18 |
Organizations Question Hershey's "I Love Reese's" Day Read more » |
| 05/12 |
Green America Announces "Green Grants" Project Read more » |
| 04/29 |
Is There a Sweatshop in Your Home? Hundreds of Events Planned Nationwide to Encourage Americans to "Fair Trade Your Home" Read more » |
| 04/26 |
Splish to join Green Business Network Read more » |
| 04/22 |
Chicago To Host 4th Annual Green Festival Read more »
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| 04/07 |
10 Ways to SHIFT $300 Billion for the Planet: For Earth Day, Green America Urges Americans to Take “the Green Economy Challenge” Read more » |
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2009 Press Releases |
| 12/09 |
Green America Announces 2009 People's Choice Awards Read more » |
| 12/07 |
Organizations Question Nestlé’s Commitment to Fair Trade Read more » |
| 12/03 |
Aveda and Green America Announce Winners of 2009 Aveda Environmental Award for Magazines Read more » |
| 11/23 |
Green America Presents Green Business Leadership Award to Dharma Merchant Services Read more »
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| 11/11 |
The Nation’s Longest-Running Green Living Event Makes Return to the Bay Area Read more » |
| 10/22 |
REPORT: US Risks Falling Behind Other Nations in Financing Clean Technologies Read more » |
| 10/21 |
Conscious Consumers Can Support a Sustainable Economy with a New VISA Card Benefiting People and the Planet Read more » |
| 09/30 |
Green America Urges Senate to Support Strong Climate Legislation Read more » |
| 09/15 |
Green America to Bring Together Nation’s Leading Green Business Leaders at the 8th Annual Green Business Conference Read more » |
| 09/09 |
Barnes & Noble Promotes Magazines Using Recycled Paper Nationwide Read more » |
| 08/25 |
Greening Newsstands: Report Shows How Publishers Can Increase Environmental Stewardship And Newsstand Revenue, Sales Read more » |
| 08/14 |
Green America to Bring Together Nation's Leading Green Business Leaders at the 8th annual Green Business Conference Read more » |
| 08/06 |
Responsibleshopper.Org: Are Any Airlines Flying Right For Responsible Consumers? Read more » |
| 06/29 |
Green America Recognizes the House Passage of ACES as a First Step, Seeks Strengthened Bill in the Senate Read more » |
| 06/09 |
ResponsibleShopper: What do you know about the companies in your medicine cabinet? Read more » |
| 05/07 |
Chicago Hosts Third Annual Green Festival Read more » |
| 04/30 |
Help for Shareholders: Green America Launches Proxy Education Center on Climate Change, CEO Pay, Human Rights and Credit Card Industry Practices Read more » |
| 04/29 |
Fair Trade Tour: Two Peruvian Artisans to Visit 12 Western, Midwestern U.S. Cities, Towns in May Read more » |
| 04/22 |
Going Green Online: Amazon and Universal News Now Feature Magazines Using Recycled Paper Read more » |
| 04/07 |
Green Festival Debuts in Mile High City Read more » |
| 02/17 |
Environmentally Friendly Business on the Rise Read more » |
| 01/21 |
Nearly 6,000 Pounds of Food to Food Bank in 2008 Read more » |
| 01/05 |
Green America Heralds Dynegy's Decision to Pull Plug on Five Coal-Fired Power Plants as Important Anti-Coal Victory Read more » |
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