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5 Reasons to Support Small Business this Season
BlogNews ( ) When you shop small, you support local economies and families.
support small business, holiday shopping
Image: butterfly on flower. Topic: How Industrial Agriculture Causes Species Extinction: It’s Not Just the Birds and the Bees .
How Industrial Agriculture Causes Species Extinction: It’s Not Just the Birds and the Bees
BlogNews ( ) Industrial agriculture and impacts from our food system reach far beyond the fence line causing species extinction all the way from tiny soil microbes to large mammals.
industrial agriculture
Image: cows grazing. Topic: Methods of Regenerative Agriculture: #5 Managed Grazing
Methods of Regenerative Agriculture: #5 Managed Grazing
BlogNews ( ) 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.…
regenerative agriculture
Image: protestor holding sign that says "There is no Planet B." Title: What Do Corporate Commitments for Climate Week Really Mean?
What Do Corporate Commitments for Climate Week Really Mean?
BlogNews ( ) Every September during Climate Week, corporations rush to make commitments on climate change. But what do these companies really stand for?
climate week
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10 Essential Organizations to Help with Voter Registration
BlogNews ( ) Here are 10 organizations ensuring your vote is counted, encouraging voter registration, and stopping voter suppression.
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Gardening: Creative Curriculum During the Pandemic
BlogNews ( ) 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…
Climate Victory Garden, gardening
Image: "I Voted" stickers. Topic: 5 Actions to Take to Ensure Our Votes are Counted
5 Actions to Take to Ensure Our Votes are Counted
BlogNews ( ) With COVID-19 millions of Americans will want to vote by mail. But the Trump Administration is removing USPS mailboxes and sorting machines which will make it difficult to process millions of ballots. Take action to ensure all citizens can vote.
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Image: clothes hanging on hangers in shop. Topic: 5 ways to shop for sustainable clothes online
5 ways to shop for sustainable clothes online
BlogNews ( ) Find out how to go green and buy sustainable clothes when you're shopping online. Here are five tips!
sustainable clothes
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Guest Q&A: The Impacts of COVID-19 on The Garment Industry
BlogNews ( ) with Liana Foxvog, Crisis Response Coordinator, Worker Rights Consortium What has happened in the garment industry during COVID-19? Store closings amidst the lockdowns caused a sharp decline in spending on apparel. In the span of a month, consumer…
workers rights, garments, COVID-19
Image: man walking in a meadow. Topic: Turn Your Lawn into a Meadow
Turn Your Lawn into a Meadow
BlogNews ( ) Since 1998, Owen Wormser has been designing and building landscapes with a focus on sustainability, regeneration, and beauty. His work is rooted in perspective and expertise drawn from landscape architecture, horticulture, permaculture, organic…
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Amazon: Empty words on racial and climate justice
BlogNews ( ) Amazon says it stands with Black communities; Amazon also says it cares about solutions to climate change and climate justice. But here’s the thing, actions speak louder than words. Last year, Amazon’s carbon footprint increased by 15%. And despite…
Amazon, racial justice, climate justice, workers rights, energy
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Reduce Your Waste Footprint with Gardening
BlogNews ( ) Avoid the unnecessary packaging and pollution you get with grocery shopping.
Climate Victory Garden
Image: black couple at farmers market Topic: Supporting black communities
Supporting Black Communities Means Supporting Black-Owned Business
BlogNews ( ) We can all take action in our daily lives to support Black communities economically with our spending and investing
Black-owned business, Black communities
Image: woman with food. Title: Essential agriculture workers need our support during COVID-19
Essential workers need our support during COVID-19
BlogNews ( ) Individuals throughout our food supply chains are risking their health to ensure food makes it to our tables.
essential wokers
black image implying solidarity with george floyd and black communities
Justice for George Floyd & Black Communities
BlogNews ( ) Green America condemns the killing of George Floyd who is one of so many Black people killed by the police.
Black Lives Matter, George Floyd
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Let’s Vote a Climate Crisis Denier Off the JP Morgan Chase Board
BlogNews ( ) It's time to vote climate denier Lee Raymond off of JP Morgan Chase's board.
climate crisis, shareholder activism, JPMorgan Chase Bank
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These Green Businesses Are Getting Creative During COVID-19
BlogNews ( ) These businesses are showing what a green economy is all about in the midst of Covid 19.
green business, zero waste, sustainability, fair trade, community co-op
Image: man and two children gardening. Title: Finding Garden Supplies During Lockdown
Finding Garden Supplies During Lockdown
BlogNews ( ) Even if you're physical distancing, you can still find garden supplies like soil, seeds, and tools by supporting small and local businesses.
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Image: Japanese Americans planting tomatoes during WWII. Title: Reclaiming Victory Gardens from Our Racist History
Reclaiming Victory Gardens from Our Racist History
BlogNews ( ) We must address the racism of the original victory gardening movement to reclaim it for today's communities and the climate.
victory garden
Image: father and his baby. Title: Environmental Justice's Role in the COVID-19 Crisis
Environmental Justice's Role in the COVID-19 Crisis
BlogNews ( ) We must apply an environmental justice lens when allocating COVID-19 resources and supporting communities.
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