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As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, there’s no better time to celebrate the sweet and sticky wonder of honey. September is National Honey Month, a perfect moment to highlight honey’s diverse benefits and appreciate the importance of honeybees and their contribution to agriculture and biodiversity. This fall, Green America encourages you to make mindful honey…
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In the wake of the home mortgage crisis of 2008, Green America launched its Get A Better Bank map, listing hundreds of community development banks and credit unions as alternatives to the megabanks that tanked the economy and heavily finance fossil fuel projects.
Now in the wake of the home insurance crisis, Green America is launching a similar tool: its Climate Smart…
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles are key for a just financial and sustainable future. They are a tenet of the free market, ensuring individuals have all the necessary information before making decisions about where to invest their money. Across the country, however, state legislators and executives are risking a safe future for people and planet by pushing…
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Now is the time to break up with your megabank. Find a community development bank or credit union on our Get a Better Bank map.
What if you found out the money in your bank account was being used to fuel fires and floods, leading to contaminated water from fracking or coal mining, or air pollution where you live? If you bank with one of the large Wall Street…
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In the crooning voices of the Beach Boys: Let’s go surfing now, everybody’s learning how. It’s summer and the world beckons, from surfing to gardening and campfires to fitness. Whatever your favorite sunny day pastimes, though, it’s important to apply your green living experience and consider things like waste, carbon footprint, toxic chemicals, and more. Fortunately, Green…
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Think of your town and the places you like to shop. Did you think of any small, local businesses? Owned and run by our neighbors, friends, and family, small businesses help color our lives and neighborhood. Unfortunately, one-fifth of all US small businesses close within a year due to a lack of funds and support. Obstacles are more ubiquitous for diverse-owned businesses,…
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Legislators across the United States have introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills this year. From proposed laws censoring inclusive curriculums in schools to healthcare barriers, LGBTQ rights are facing an onslaught of attacks on their legitimacy. Less than halfway through the years, more than half the states have introduced at least one bill (but often more) seeking to…
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Do you want the tea? Organic tea, that is! Then it’s time to take a trip to Arkansas and visit The Green Corner Store’s Tea Bar—or you can visit their website, of course.
Treated like a sustainable crop, organic tea is made without chemicals like herbicides or chemical fertilizer and grown with regenerative practices like crop rotation.
Loose leaf, matcha, oolong…
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Instead of passing the buck on to the rest of us and our most vulnerable citizens, big insurance companies must use their leverage and clout to push the energy transition to a more sustainable future.
Cathy Cowan Becker, Guest columnist
This column was originally published by the Des Moines Register on May 23, 2024.
As the planet warms, the insurance…
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