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Blog/News (June 11, 2018) For the past decade, Green America has been campaigning against chocolate companies to give voice to child laborers working in cocoa fields in West Africa. Chocolate companies earn billions of dollars in revenues from selling treats to consumers, and those resources should be leveraged to help farmers and children in West Africa. However, despite almost 20 years of industry and…
Blog/News (June 3, 2018)
You might have heard a few scary things about recycling lately, like news headlines hinting at its demise. The industry is certainly at a crossroads but is not doomed to collapse if we mend its malfunctions. We’re going to break down what is happening and how your actions are essential in repairing recycling.
Why is this happening?
For decades, the US has exported a third of…
Blog/News (May 22, 2018) Follow our staffer Jes Walton as she embarks on the creation of a Climate Victory Garden. This blog is an introduction to Jes, who will be posting information about her experiences on Green America’s Instagram stories every week this summer. Get excited for gardening tricks and tips to help you meet your climate victory garden pledge! Follow along on Instagram via @…
Blog/News (May 14, 2018) Are dirt and soil the same thing? NO! This blog explores some major differences and highlights why understanding soil is so important to discussions around regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration, and climate change.
Soil. You might have noticed this word coming up more and more around here at Green America, especially in our new Re(Store) It! campaign. We’re excited to…
Blog/News (May 10, 2018) In the case of Verizon’s recent annual shareholder meeting, no news is not good news.
Verizon’s competitors, T-Mobile and AT&T, announced major commitments to increase their use of clean energy to power their networks. T-Mobile has committed to reach 100% clean energy by 2021 and AT&T has announced its purchase of 520 MW of power from two wind farms. In contrast, Verizon…
Blog/News (May 7, 2018) Since 2013, GMO Inside, a campaign powered by Green America, has been working to educate consumers about the impacts of GMOs, pesticides, and industrial agriculture and push major brands to transition their supply chains away from GMOs and towards more sustainable systems of production.
Thanks to the diligence of over 250,000 consumers like you, we have been able to push numerous…
Blog/News (May 4, 2018) Like a lot of people, I made my parents a lot of presents for Mother’s and Father’s Day as a child. And while my parents appreciated the hard work I poured into these endeavors, I know they were also secretly relieved when I grew out of making them charmingly crude gifts for holidays. As I’ve shifted from gifts made from the labor of love of their child to practical gifts and…
Blog/News (April 26, 2018) Last June, Amazon.com Inc. purchased Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 billion. This was one of the most widely talked about mergers of 2017 because of the possible impacts it could have on the grocery industry. Since then, Whole Foods has undergone several changes in branding and culture.
Since the takeover, Green America members have asked us if they should continue to shop at…
Blog/News (April 26, 2018) With our Hang Up on Fossil Fuels Campaign, Green America has reported extensively on the vast amount energy used by telecommunication companies to keep our wireless networks up and running. The sector uses enough electricity to power all the households from New York City, and unfortunately, it has largely come from fossil fuels. But, a few companies are stepping up their renewables…
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