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) Zero waste in business is not as far-fetched as it may seem as more organizations find tangible solutions to their production waste and disposal issues.
green business, green business trends, green economy, Green Your Business, green living, Green Your Office, workplace, zero waste
green business, green business trends, green economy, Green Your Business, green living, Green Your Office, workplace, zero waste
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) This Holiday Season, Make Non-GMO Apple Pie
GMOs, GMO-Free, good food, non-GMO, non-GMO recipes, non-GMO Thanksgiving, organic recipe, recipes, organic, Thanksgiving, vegetarian
GMOs, GMO-Free, good food, non-GMO, non-GMO recipes, non-GMO Thanksgiving, organic recipe, recipes, organic, Thanksgiving, vegetarian
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) The FDA is planning to spend our tax dollars to educate us about the beenfits of GMOs. Tell them "no"
GMOs, pesticide, industrial agriculture, CAFOs, FDA, genetic engineering, Monsanto, pollinators
GMOs, pesticide, industrial agriculture, CAFOs, FDA, genetic engineering, Monsanto, pollinators
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Fairtrade and Green America’s shared mission of sustainable business
By Margot Conover, External Relations Manager, Fairtrade America
What makes business better? Discover how people are taking business beyond profits to help people and…
sustainable business
sustainable business
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) GMO Inside is calling on Chobani to shift to non-GMO feed sources for its dairy cows. Chobani processes roughly 40 million pounds of milk per week from over 78,000 dairy cows on nearly 900 farms. All told, that’s a lot of milk…
GMO yogurt
GMO yogurt
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) Regenerative Agriculture— Not Genetic Engineering—is the Solution to Climate Change and Our Ailing Food System
Industrial agriculture companies continue to bully farmers into growing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with their toxic…
GMOs, climate, Soil Carbon, climate change, factory farms, farmers, farms, genetic engineering, non-GMO, good food, organic, pesticide, science, sustainable agriculture, wheat
GMOs, climate, Soil Carbon, climate change, factory farms, farmers, farms, genetic engineering, non-GMO, good food, organic, pesticide, science, sustainable agriculture, wheat
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) Pesticides are the main cause of bee die-off, and yet honey bees pollinate many of the crops humans consume.
bees and pesticides
bees and pesticides
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) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DSODl2vjoQ
by Alex Mauthe, Food Campaigns Intern
Honey bees are a vital component of our food system because they pollinate many of the crops that humans consume. Over 100 vital crops in our food system are…
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) To combat plastic, there is a sustainable packaging movement on the rise.
green business, sustainable packaging, sustainable business
green business, sustainable packaging, sustainable business
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) Thank you for joining thousands of people coast-to-coast to swarm Kroger stores the weeks surrounding Labor Day (August 26 – September 10) to urge Kroger to stop selling food grown with bee-killing pesticides.
We need your help to turn up the heat…
pesticide
pesticide
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It is great to see more clean products popping up on grocery store shelves. But many companies are making bold claims and not necessarily backing them up. A popular new protein bar, RXBAR, markets itself based on its bold claim that its product is…
GMOs, organic farming, animal welfare
GMOs, organic farming, animal welfare
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) Scott Pruitt’s EPA is taking aim at yet another Obama-era policy - the Clean Water Rule of 2015. This rule addressed the term "waters of the United States" as used in 1972’s Clean Water Act, and broadened the definition to include rivers, streams,…
water pollution, EPA, climate change
water pollution, EPA, climate change
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) By: Ayate Temsamani, Better Paper Project Fellow
It can be exciting to start the new academic year in college with brand new supplies! Unfortunately, those notebooks, binders, and papers can generate a significant amount of energy and water waste.…
Better Paper Project, recycling, recycled paper, climate
Better Paper Project, recycling, recycled paper, climate
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) The horrifying events over the weekend in Charlottesville are just the latest events demonstrating the rise of hate in the United States.
White supremacists marched through the streets and the University of Virginia, wielding torches and explicitly…
economic power, community, advocacy, social justice
economic power, community, advocacy, social justice
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) Rising use of glyphosate, the world’s most heavily applied herbicide, is putting the population at risk of significant health problems.
Glyphosate
Glyphosate
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) Want to create a greener world that works for all people? One of the most important things you can do is vote with your dollars.
vote with your dollar
vote with your dollar
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) On June 1, President Trump pulled the United States out of its voluntary commitment to the Paris Climate Accord, a decision that sent shock waves around the world. As the nation that is the second largest emitter of CO2, and the greatest cumulative…
climate change, Trump, climate, clean energy
climate change, Trump, climate, clean energy
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So you’ve realized that a diet free from animal products is better for the planet, your health, and your wallet, not to mention it can be enjoyable and it doesn’t have to be hard? Great! Now you're ready for a plant-based diet.
Before you embark…
plant-based diet
plant-based diet
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by Jamie Landa, Food Campaigns Intern
One of the most important things we can do as consumers to lessen our impact on the climate is to reduce the amount of animal products we eat. Raising animals for food produces over 51 percent of global…
benefits of vegetarian diet
benefits of vegetarian diet
