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BlogNews (March 25, 2020) Flushable wipes shouldn't be flushed. Doing so is causing dangerous problems.
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flushable wipes
BlogNews (March 12, 2020) Research from around the world demonstrates time and again that companies that value women’s leadership, and societies where women have economic opportunity, do better, and gender lens investing supports this.
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investing in women, gender lens investing
BlogNews (March 3, 2020) Green America welcomes five new board members: Bama Athreya, Eleanor Greene, Julie Lineberger, Carolyn Parrs, and Brady Quirk-Garvan.
Green America
Green America
BlogNews (February 26, 2020) It’s officially been one year since Verizon issued a $1 billion green bond to help the company reach its goal of 50 percent clean energy by 2025.
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Verizon
BlogNews (February 20, 2020) Vague corporate messaging on sustainable clothing can leave green shoppers wondering if its possible to find an ethical clothing company.
sustainable clothing
sustainable clothing
BlogNews (February 18, 2020) If addressing climate change is truly a priority for Amazon, Bezos and executives will go beyond a donation.
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Amazon
BlogNews (February 13, 2020) Black history is rich with connections to the natural environment, including Black leaders who have revolutionized the climate movement.
Black leaders
Black leaders
BlogNews (December 19, 2019) Verizon continues to lag by powering its network using mostly fossil fuels.
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Verizon
BlogNews (December 10, 2019) Amazon is bad for workers, our planet, and consumers. Here are ten ways Amazon violates human rights.
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human rights
BlogNews (December 3, 2019) Worker rights, privacy issues, and toxic chemicals might have you rethinking Amazon electronics like Amazon Ring and Alexa.
Amazon electronics
Amazon electronics
BlogNews (November 20, 2019) This Thanksgiving, use food to talk to your family and friends about values like sustainable and ethical food.
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non-GMO Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, fair trade, non-GMO, recipes
BlogNews (November 15, 2019) Recycling is s basic action people do for the environment, but does it help combat the climate crisis?
recycling
recycling
BlogNews (November 4, 2019) You may be wondering how you can make sure your children are not being exposed to harmful chemicals in clothes? Here are some tips!
sustainable children's clothing
sustainable children's clothing
BlogNews (October 9, 2019) In 2017, we launched Hang Up on Fossil Fuels, a campaign urging major telecommunications companies to rapidly increase their use of renewables to power networks. Back then, the industry was using almost no clean energy and few companies had any…
clean energy, renewable energy, wind power, solar power, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
clean energy, renewable energy, wind power, solar power, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
BlogNews (September 23, 2019) The Ivory Coast and Ghana announced that they will raise the price of cocoa by $400 per ton, but more needs to be done to stop child labor.
child labor
child labor
BlogNews (September 12, 2019) By Ayate Temsamani, Climate Fellow
The Impact of Telecoms
The US telecom industry uses vast amounts of energy, with the major four companies collectively using over 30 million megawatt hours (MWH) of electric power every year—enough energy to…
climate change, clean energy, green economy, green jobs, wind, solar, education, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
climate change, clean energy, green economy, green jobs, wind, solar, education, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
BlogNews (August 29, 2019) The Amazon forest fires are tragedy for Brazil, as people are experiencing severe health problems and are at risk of losing their homes.
Amazon forest fires
Amazon forest fires
BlogNews (August 26, 2019) Walmart neglects to set comprehensive plan to cut dangerous HFC emissions that escalate climate change.
Walmart
Walmart
BlogNews (July 11, 2019)
Amazon is full of deals, but those deals come at a big cost to people and the planet. So, before you click on that item that sounds like a steal, check out Green America's 10 Reasons to not shop Amazon.
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Amazon