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Green America on Green Halloween in the Alternative Daily

Green America in the News ( )   This year, spending on Halloween is expected to reach an average of $86.13 per person, up from $82.93 last year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey on Halloween. The Halloween spending stats Halloween was originally a…
The Alternative Daily - http://www.thealternativedaily.com/this-is-how-much-the-average-american-spends…

Green America in Food Business News: Dannon debuts Non-GMO Project verified yogurts

Green America in the News ( ) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — DanoneWave, the North American operations of Danone S.A., is introducing its first Non-GMO Project verified yogurts as part of its Dannon Pledge, the company’s commitment to practices focused on sustainable agriculture,…
Food Business News - http://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/news_home/New-Product-Launches/2017/09…

Dannon Introduces First Non-GMO Project Verified Yogurts

Green America in the News ( ) Roughly a year after Dannon announced its Dannon Pledge, a commitment to more natural ingredients and product transparency, the company has successfully transformed its yogurt-making process; the company has announced that its Dannon® brand Whole…
Deli Market News - https://www.delimarketnews.com/cheese-dairy/dannon-introduces-first-non-gmo-pro…

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Renegotiating NAFTA

Green America in the News ( ) Originally published on Red Green & Blue. A funny thing happened on the way to renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Trade Agreement that Trump said is so terrible for American workers. “The Swamp” is back, and it seems to be in charge, and…
Clean Technica - https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/14/funny-thing-happened-way-renegotiating-naf…

New NAFTA must terminate corporate kangaroo courts

Green America in the News ( ) Entrepreneurs gathering in Washington for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Summit, please beware.  By pushing for a little-known but damaging legal concept buried in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the chamber has chosen…
The Hill - http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/350094-new-nafta-must-ban-…

No More Holding on Renewables

Green America in the News ( ) Green America launched a new campaign Thursday urging AT&T and Verizon to publicly commit to fuel their operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. "AT&T and Verizon both recognize the urgency of climate change and the need for…
Politico - http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-energy/2017/08/25/texas-braces-for-fe…

How To Pull Your Money Out Of A Big Bank (It’s Not That Hard, I Just Did It)

Green America in the News ( ) BY EILLIE ANZILOTTI Apart from the familial ties that I was born into, my relationship with Wells Fargo may have been one of the longest-standing of my life. Since I was 11 years old, I’ve had a savings account with the bank, linked to my parents’…
Fast Company - How To Pull Your Money Out Of A Big Bank (It’s Not That Hard, I Just Did It)

Vote With Your Dollars

Green America in the News ( ) All shopping is not created equal — we all have our preferred soaps and phone brands. I’d rather walk a bit further to my favorite grocery store than the closer one at the end of the block. Sometimes these choices are based on convenience,…
Missourian - Vote With Your Dollars

Small Business Leaders Have Advice for Trump Renegotiating NAFTA

Green America in the News ( ) Over 100 small business leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to ensure that the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other global trade pacts does not allow foreign multinational corporations to…
Global Trade - http://www.globaltrademag.com/free-trade-agreements/small-business-leaders-advi…

Getting Scrappy: A New Life for Food Waste

Green America in the News ( ) At this Boston company they just love to talk trash -- composting that is! By Alexandra Lim-Chua Wee At CERO Cooperative, trash is never really trash. The Massachusetts-based business -- which was recently awarded the Green America’s People &…
Martha Stewart - http://www.marthastewart.com/1517631/company-food-scraps-compost-farms

Should ‘Regenerative’ Agriculture Get Its Own Label?

Green America in the News ( ) BY CHRISTOPHER COLLINS  |  Agroecology, Climate, Food Policy, Labeling 07.10.17    The soil at Adobe House Farm in Durango, Colorado, gets better each time the landscaping trucks, brimming with leaves from a nearby housing development, make a…
Civil Eats - http://civileats.com/2017/07/10/should-regenerative-agriculture-get-its-own-lab…

US network targets solvent and adhesive alternatives in electronics

Green America in the News ( ) Industry, labour, NGOs unite on zero toxic exposure of workers 29 June 2017 / Alternatives assessment & substitution, Electrical & electronics, United States Several pilot projects are underway to test alternatives to solvents and…
Chemical Watch - https://chemicalwatch.com/57260/us-network-targets-solvent-and-adhesive-alterna…

Green America Calls on Universities to Make a "Better Paper Commitment"

Green America in the News ( ) In its newest push to encourage the magazine industry to use recycled paper, the nonprofit Green America’s Better Paper Project launched “One Million Trees” to encourage higher education institutions to publish alumni magazines on recycled paper.…
American Recycler - Green America Calls on Universities to make a Better Paper Commitment

Reactions swift after Trump's withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord

Green America in the News ( ) The reaction to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement was swift Thursday evening. In a press conference at the White House today, President Donald Trump announced that, although the U.S. will no…
ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/public-figures-react-trumps-decision-withdraw-pa…

General Mills drops GMOs from Cheerios

Green America in the News ( ) No more GMOs in your Cheerios. General Mills Inc. said it is no longer using genetically engineered ingredients to make its signature cereal. The switch comes after a nearly yearlong campaign by a consumer activist group to pressure General Mills…
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In PET PRODUCT NEWS: Pet Businesses Win Green America’s People & Planet Award

Green America in the News ( ) Three small green businesses offering green pet and animal products in New York, California and North Carolina are winners of Green America’s People & Planet Award. The winners of $5,000 prizes are: The Honest Kitchen and Front Yard Coop. The…
Pet Product News - http://www.petproductnews.com/News/Pet-Businesses-Win-Green-Americas-People-Pla…

In DAILY DOT: Chinese laborers making ‘Frozen’ dolls are allegedly working under deplorable conditions

Green America in the News ( ) She may be a beautiful ice princess, but the factory where Elsa is made is allegedly encrusted with mold and filth. On Wednesday, the nonprofit Green America launched a petition asking Disney CEO Bob Iger to improve conditions at the Chinese…
Daily Dot - https://www.dailydot.com/irl/chinese-disney-factory-frozen-dolls-toys/

In OUR FUTURE: Concerned About Climate Change? Change Where You Bank

Green America in the News ( ) OurFuture.Org: OpEd byTodd Larsen, Green America, April 19, 2017   At the end of April, hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The march will send a clear message…
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In ULOOP: One Million Trees: Green America's Challenge to Universities

Green America in the News ( ) Uloop: By Danielle Wirsansky March 22, 2017   Formerly Co-op America, the Green America organization has become one of the country’s leaders in establishing a green economy. Since its inception in 1982, its mission has remained to be to “provide…
ULoop - http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/232427/One-Million-Trees-Green-Americas-Chal…

In BLOOMBERG: Trump Picks McIntyre, Chatterjee for Federal Energy Agency, Sources Say

Green America in the News ( ) Bloomberg, Jonathan Crawford and Jennifer A. Dlouhy, March 8, 2017   President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jones Day attorney Kevin McIntyre as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an agency charged with overseeing the nation’s…
Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-08/lawyer-mcintyre-said-to-…