Current Press Releases
2013 Press Releases |
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| 05/06 | Voting is Now Open for $5K Green Small Business Award Read more » |
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| 05/06 | Chicago Welcomes the Most Dynamic Green Festival to Date Back to Navy Pier on May 18 – 19, 2013 Read more » | |
| 05/06 | For A Second Consecutive Year, Green Festival Flourished in the Tri-State Area on Earth Day Weekend Read more » | |
| 05/01 | Is Your Baby Part of a Risky Science Experiment? Read more » | |
| 03/25 | Raise the Bar Hershey Coalition Welcomes Hershey Timeline for Transition to Certified Cocoa Read more » |
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| 03/20 | Study: Clear Environmental Benefits from Using Recycled Paper in National Geographic, Other Magazines Read more » | |
| 03/14 | Hershey and Barry Callebaut Lag Industry in Addressing Child Labor Read more » | |
| 03/11 | Winners Announced in “People & Planet” Green Business Contest – Focus on Strategies for Getting to Zero Waste Read more » |
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| 03/07 | Time to Refresh: National Coalition Calls On Coca-Cola and Pepsi To Label GMOs… or Stop Using Them Read more » | |
| 02/04 | Voting Opens February 4 For $5000 Green Small Business Quarterly Award Read more » | |
| 01/17 | Fresh Start for 2013 – National Coalition Calls on US Cereal Giants to Take GMOs Out of Our BreakfastsRead more » |
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2012 Press Releases |
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| 12/11 | Winners Announced in Second People & Planet Green Business Contest Read more » |
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| 12/06 | GMO Inside Campaign: Cheerios Facebook Page Flooded by Anti-GMO Comments Read more » | |
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| 11/15 | With Thanksgiving Approaching, GMO Inside Shows Consumers How to Avoid Genetically odified Food on Their Holiday Tables Read more » | |
| 11/08 | New "GMO Inside" Campaign denounces corporate disinformation campaign that defeated California's Prop 37 Read more » |
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| 10/31 | Voting Opens November 1 For $5000 Green Small Business Quarterly Award Read more » |
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| 10/24 | Boo at the Zoo: Green Halloween Events, Eco-Friendly Celebrations Hosted by Zoos Across the Nation Read more » |
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| 10/03 | Green America Welcomes Hershey's Announcement to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020 Read more » | |
| 10/03 | Whole Foods Drops Hershey’s Scharffen Berger Chocolates Over Child Labor Issues Read more » | |
| 09/27 | Green America and Consumers Union to Launch “America’s Cutest Lil’ Energy Savers” Energy-Efficiency Contest Read more » |
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| 09/19 | Winners Announced in “People & Planet” Green Business Contest Read more » | |
| 08/23 | Consumer-Owned Grocery Retailers Call on Hershey to Address Child Slave Labor Read more » | |
| 08/06 | Voting Now Open for $5000 Small Green Business Quarterly Award Read more » | |
| 08/02 | "Clean Energy Victory Bonds" Bill Would Extend Production Tax Credit for Ten Years Read more » | |
| 08/01 | Popular Green Halloween® Revolution Becomes Program of Green America Read more » | |
| 07/23 | Putting Myths to Rest: Green in All Grades Makes the New Case for Recycled Paper in Magazines Read more » | |
| 06/26 | Green Entrepreneurs to be Recognized with $5,000 in New Quarterly Award from Green America Read more » |
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| 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 » |
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| 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 » |
2011 Press Releases |
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| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 09/13 | Annual Report Card: Hershey, Trailing Behind Competitors, Gets "F" For Failing to Remove Child Labor From Its Chocolate Production Read more » |
| 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 » |
2010 Press Releases |
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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 » |
| 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 » |
| 03/26 | Green Festivals to Create New Social Venture Read more » |
| 02/18 | New Airline Recycling Rankings: |
2009 Press Releases |
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| 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 » |
| 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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