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Summer 2022: Divided, We Fall

Investigating the costs of racism to all of us.
Featured Articles:

How Environmental Justice Can Work For Everyone
The Investing Industry Takes On Economic Justice
Divided We Fall: How Racism Hurts the U.S. Economy
Native Land in Native Hands: Why the Land Back Movement Makes Economic Sense
Economic Inequality Is Chained To Mass Incarceration
The Hidden Cost of Financial Freedom
How Systemic Racism Keeps Black Americans Out of Investing
Housing Discrimination and the Poverty Trap

Spring 2022: Healthy Kitchen, Healthy World

Make sure the heart of your home is healthy for your family and safe for the planet.
Featured Articles:

Healthy Kitchen, Healthy World
It's Time to Quit Wasting Food
How to Work SRI Into Your 401(k)
What's Up With GMOs?
The 7 Day Green Eating Challenge
What's the Best Nontoxic Cookware?
5 Ways to Improve Your Kitchen Air Quality
Love Your Leftovers
More of Your Plastic Questions, Answered
Should you replace your fridge for the environment?

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Winter 2021: Voices for Inclusion and Justice

Leaders around the country are creating inclusive solutions for their communities, climate, and the environment.
Featured Articles:

Voices for Inclusion and Justice
Impact Investing for Gender Equality
Queering Outdoor Spaces Heals People and the Earth
We Grow Where We Go: LGBTQ+ Farmers Put Down Roots
These Social Media Activists Prove Digital Learning Isn't Just Zoom Class
Go Vegan for the Planet...and Animals, and People
How White Women Can Move Toward Anti-Racism
Coping With Climate Anxiety
When It Comes to Activism, Native Women Lead the Way

Fall 2021: Your Green Life

Your guide to making your life more sustainable for people and the planet.
Featured Articles:

Cryptocurrency is Dirty Money
5 Ways To Engage In Environmental Justice
Garden Gifts
Food Insecurity and How To Help
What "Meat" to Eat
What to Know When You're Hiring a Caregiver
Microplastics Lurking in Your Laundry
Packaging Solutions
Eco-Reads For Your Book Club
How to Support Small Businesses
Holding Intentionality in a Changing World
Creating Our New Normal
The Pros and Cons of Online Thrifting
When it comes to coffee, does fair trade matter?
Optimize Your Tap Water
How To Buy In Bulk

gsri socially responsible investing and better banking magazine

Summer 2021: Guide to Socially Responsible Investing and Better Banking

In these challenging times, it is more important than ever to use every tool available to protect people and the planet. Can your financial life—beyond charitable giving—make a difference to struggling communities, corporate conduct, and the environment? Yes, it can! With this guide, we want to show you how.

Strategies to “vote with your dollars,” as we call it, can be…
Featured Articles:

How To Use Your Finances For A Better World
Does Social Investing Affect Portfolio Performance?
Social Investing at Every Age
These Banks Invest In Community
Shareholders Take on Climate Policy from Inside Companies
Break Up With Your MegaBank in 10 Easy Steps
How Green is Robo-Investing?
Taking Stock In Divestment Movements

We Love The Outside Guide Green American Magazine

Summer 2021: We Love The Outside Guide

We're all yearning to get outside. After a year indoors, the sun coming out as hundreds of millions of Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccines hold promise of reuniting with loved ones and feeling unbelievably hopeful.
Featured Articles:

We Love The Outside Guide
How to Support Anti-Racist Corporate Policies
Choose Green, Not That: Natural Skincare for Summer
The Toxic Problem with Pesticides and Fertilizers
Native Growers Decolonize Regenerative Agriculture
Access to Green Space is an Environmental Justice Issue
5 Steps To A More Eco-Friendly Lawn
Lawn vs. Garden: How To Stand Up To Your HOA For A Healthier Yard
Forage to Fork: Eat Local with Wild Foods
What I Wish I Knew As A Beginner Gardener

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Spring 2021: Building a People-First Economy

COVID-19 didn’t create the systems whose flaws became glaringly evident in 2020—disparities between the rich and the rest of us, racism that took lives through COVID and violence. Our systems may have broken down, but when we listen to and uplift those who are already rebuilding, we’ll be building a stronger, greener, more equitable future for the generations to come.
Featured Articles:

Building a People-First Economy
Out of the Loop: Exposing Corporate Power
Defunding Dystopia, Reimagining Peace
How We Heal from Here
Who Feeds the Farmworkers?
More than the Minimum: Why We Need a Livable Wage
The Real-Life Costs of Economic Racism
5 Steps to Start Your Climate Victory Garden

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Winter 2020: Make a Difference from Where You Are

The intensity of the 2020 general election exposed the frustration so many Americans feel when our needs go unheard by government and corporations. It also showed the disillusionment we often feel with our political system, as many Americans wondered whether a new presidential administration would truly make a difference. Though we are often pitted against each other,…
Featured Articles:

6 Reasons to Support Black-Owned Businesses
Shareholders on Mute: Inequity in Virtual Meetings
How We Can All Make a Difference From Where We Are
Grow Climate Solutions for a Better Food System
Getting to 100% Clean Energy, Equitably
Follow the Worker-Leaders
Local Groups Take Bold Climate Actions
What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us About the Fight Against Climate Change
Write an Effective Letter to a Company

Fall 2020: Your Green Life

2020 has thrown everyone for a loop. But Green America has been steadfastly advocating for a just, inclusive, and green recovery from the pandemic economy. Our vision is the same as ever: We work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the abundance of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come.

Look to…
Featured Articles:

Mutually Inclusive
6 Ways to Protest in a Pandemic
5 Day Waste-Less Challenge
To Get Inspired, Read
5 Foods to Boost Your Immune System
A Beginner's Guide to Activism
#BlackandGreen Body Care
Green vs. Greenwashed: Hand Hygiene
The Fight for Food Justice
DIY: Indoor Worm Compost
Your (Kids') Guide to Staying On Task
Meet Our Members: Interview with Brady Quirk-Garvan
Green America's 2020 Victories
Your 15-Minute, $15 Garden
Refrigerators: When To Hold 'Em and When To Fold 'Em
Weather Life in an Efficient Home

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Summer 2020: Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

The warming climate is already affecting families from the oil fields of North Dakota to the rising waters of the Gulf Coast. But climate warriors are reclaiming spaces and fighting for our future.
Featured Articles:

Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Conversations with Climate Leaders
Our Neighborhoods vs. Big Oil
When Earth is on the Ballot, We Need Everyone to Vote
Mother Earth Knows Best: Finding Disaster Resilience in Nature
Rising Seas, Rising Rents, and the Struggle Against Climate Gentrification
What a Green New Deal Would Mean for Kentucky
Unearthing the Legacy of Black Farmers
Invest in Food, Reverse Climate Change

Consume less cover, mother biking on street with child in the back

Spring 2020: Consume Less, Live More

Making the most of what you have isn’t just good for the environment. Bucking wasteful consumer culture can build community and save money as individuals team up to save the planet.
Featured Articles:

Consume Less, Live More
What is the Circular Economy?
Why We Should Quit Amazon
Come As You Are: Zero Waste for Everyone
What You Gain When You Buy Nothing
Go Green for Free
The Upsides of Downsizing
Planting Seeds of Climate Hope
Banking On Hope and Investing in Communities
The Voices of a Green America

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Winter 2019: Unraveling the Fashion Industry

It’s easy to ignore the huge influence garments have on workers and the planet. Luckily, activists and businesses are working to make the fashion industry better. If you wear clothes, you can too.
Featured Articles:

Unraveling the Fashion Industry
Unpacking Toxic Textiles
Regenerating Cotton Solutions
Worker Tested, Worker Approved Social Responsibility
Bringing More Color to Green Fashion
From Fast to Fair Fashion
What Really Happens to Unwanted Clothes?
Being Closet-Conscious with Elizabeth L. Cline
Are These Trends Green or Greenwashed?
Big Banks Leaving the Private Prison Business

Fall 2019: Your Green Life

We're all learning how to be better to our Earth. Here, we share tips on how to make the greenest decisions that affect your home, family, and community, and hear stories from people who have already put their Earth-conscious ideas into action.
Featured Articles:

10 Ways You Can Fight Climate Change
Your Top 10 Plastics Questions, Answered
Toxic Pink Packaging
A Day of Dressing Ethically
Green from the Start Baby Registry
Questions for Your Farmers
5 Simple Steps for Starting an Organic Veggie Garden
The Green Gift Guide for Earth Lovers

Summer 2019: The Green Economy at Work

The Green New Deal is a call to create a truly green economy. But there’s no need to wait! Here’s what’s already happening around the country.
Featured Articles:

Green American Feature: The Green Economy at Work
Green Industrial Jobs Energize Cities
Bringing Renewables to Coal Country
Be Your Own Green Boss
Renewing Hope by Curbing Waste
These Banks Fund Communities, Not CEOs
The Sweet Taste of Sustainable Jobs
Could the World be Fully Powered by Renewable Energy?
Explore Widely, Tread Lightly
9 Smart Money Tips for Students Starting College

Summer 2019: Guide to Socially Responsible Investing and Better Banking

You don’t have to be rich to be a social investor. All you need is the will to use your money to support your values—and the kind of world you want to see for the future. People who bank and invest in a socially responsible manner arguably have never been more important to the health of humanity and the Earth.
Featured Articles:

Vote with Your Dollars for a Better World
Investing in Change
Break Up with Your Megabank in 10 Easy Steps
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs to Refocus on Consumer Protection
Taking Stock of Divestment Movements
Staff Picks for Balancing Your Budget
Socially Responsible Investing at Every Age
Anatomy of a Proxy Ballot

Spring 2019: Your Home, Detoxed

Chemicals in everyday household products have been linked to serious health concerns. Getting rid of toxicants can mean a healthier life for all.
Featured Articles:

You Home, Detoxed: Green American Feature
13 Toxic Chemicals Lurking in Your Home
The Room-by-Room Home Detox Guide
Plants that Clean the Air
6 Simple Steps to a Safer. Germ-Free Home
Turning Crisis into Creation with Green Affordable Housing
Swap Out Toxics to Green Your Home
Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine...and Then Recycle
Ready Your Finances for a Climate Disaster

Winter 2018: Healthy Soil, Cool Climate

A widespread switch to regenerative agriculture won’t just heal the soil. At scale, it can actually reverse the climate crisis.
Featured Articles:

Heal the Soil, Cool the Climate
Regenerative Agriculture 101
Turning “Food Prisons” into Gardens
Farms That Harvest the Sun—Twice
Real Gardeners, Real Climate Action
From Slash and Burn to Regeneration in Ghana
Plant-Based Investing, for the Good of Animals
Breaking Down Barriers to Composting
Eating in a Warming World

Summer 2018: Hidden Workers Fighting for Change

Our economy rests on the backs of workers who are practically invisible, toiling in fields, mines, warehouses, and factories under unspeakable abuses. They’re fighting to change the system—and everyone can help.
Featured Articles:

The Immigrants Who Feed the Country
The True Cost of Two-Day Shipping
On Sale Now: Prison Labor
Green Tech’s Underground Workers
A Life in California's Strawberry Fields
Investing in Common-Sense Gun Safety
Mining on Sacred Ground
Life in an Electronics Factory

Spring 2018: New Green Tech: Promise and Pitfalls

For better or worse, a vast array of new technology is becoming smarter, more interconnected, and able to churn out mind-boggling sets of data. While some of that tech is merely interesting or adds convenience (and waste!), some might help make our lives greener in the years to come.
Featured Articles:

Smart Tech for a Greener Life
Green Tech for the Future
Smarter, Safer Energy Savers
The Bright Future of Solar Power
A Living Building Challenge? Accepted!
Climate-Friendly Fridges That Are Truly Cool
Smart Homes and Privacy
Staying Connected the Old-Fashioned Way
At Home with a Green Architect
The Color of Justice
Plant a Garden, Cool the Planet

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Winter 2017: Climate Change: 100 Reasons for Hope

Bestselling author Paul Hawken and a team of 200+ experts have created a detailed plan to not only curb but reverse the climate crisis. And yes, they say, it’s possible.
Featured Articles: