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BlogNews (November 19, 2020) Last year, Green America launched a new tradition for Thanksgiving, crowning corporate CEOs as Corporate Turkeys of the year. Last year’s “awards” went to the CEOs of Amazon, Godiva, Walmart, and Carter’s for their negative impacts on people and the planet.Â
This year’s winners distinguished themselves through their failures to treat workers well in the pandemic, lack of action…
BlogNews (November 9, 2020) Thank you to everyone who voted in last week’s election, and a big thanks to all who worked the polls or helped to get out the vote.Â
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the election. This is an historic moment for the country, since Kamala Harris is the first woman and person of color to achieve such a high office in the US.Â
We won’t know the full composition of the Senate…
BlogNews (November 2, 2020) On Friday afternoon, October 30, 2020 the Department of Labor (DOL) pushed through a new rule to undermine the ability of 401(k) and pension plans to include socially and environmentally responsible investments. The rule is clearly a pre-election political move against corporate responsibility, in line with Trump administration actions that have consistently rolled back…
BlogNews (November 1, 2020)
Before Black Friday, we encourage you not to shop to support the toxic consumerist culture of the day that is obsessed with deals. Those deals are paid for by the people who work low wages in factories or in box stores.But it’s unrealistic not to shop at all, and unnecessary. Not only do people use gifts around the holiday season to show their love for one another, but it can also…
BlogNews (October 13, 2020) The presidential election is just around the corner. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans may opt to vote by mail. In a move to undercut our democracy, President Trump and his administration is deliberately withholding funding from the US Postal Service and removing mailboxes and vital mail processing equipment to make it harder to vote by mail.
At the same time, voter…
BlogNews (October 13, 2020) This is the fifth blog of a series describing the five methods that make up regenerative agriculture—perennial plants & diverse crops, zero/low tillage & mulching, cover cropping & crop rotation, composting, and managed grazing. Implementation of these methods is site specific and depends on soil characteristics, crops grown, and local climates. Practices are rooted in…
BlogNews (September 29, 2020) What do Climate Week 2020's corporate commitments really mean?Â
Every September during Climate Week, corporations rush to make new commitments on the actions they say they are taking to address the climate crisis. But what do these corporate commitments really mean and stand for? The statements always sound big and impressive, but only some commitments are meaningful, while others…
BlogNews (September 21, 2020) At Green America, all year we say that it’s important to “vote with your dollars” – to use your consumer and investor power to drive economic change that promotes social justice and environmental sustainability.
And of course, it's also important to vote in the traditional sense – to participate in our democracy on Election Day, November 3rd, or have a plan to vote by mail and…
BlogNews (September 14, 2020) This year has been a tough one for teachers and the many students and parents navigating the education system during the pandemic. Josh Mcguire, a program manager at the school gardening nonprofit Big Green, is familiar with this on both a personal and professional level—starting this fall semester with two young children at home and supporting the many schools he works with at…
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