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Blog/News (July 11, 2017) In an effort to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline earlier this year, individuals and institutions pulled their money out of the mega-banks that were funding this destructive pipeline, that threatens American Indian lands and the drinking water of millions of people, while accelerating climate change emissions. This movement highlighted the role of banks in financing fossil fuel…
Blog/News (June 27, 2017) For years, shareholders at Exxon Mobil have been pressuring its executives to consider the business impacts of climate change. At the May 2017 shareholder meeting, this tide of concern reached a historic peak.
62 percent of shareholders are concerned with the company's future in a world with regulated carbon emissions and a corresponding decline in fossil fuel demand. This is a…
Blog/News (June 27, 2017) On June 16, Amazon.com Inc. announced it would pay a little under $14 billion to purchase Whole Foods Market Inc. The move is sure to re-invent the grocery store business model while also ramping up Amazon's brick and mortar retail presence.Whole Foods, known for its organic products, has seen a drop in sales ever since competing grocers started offering organic foods. In 2016,…
Blog/News (June 20, 2017) Want to create a greener world that works for all people? One of the most important things you can do is vote with your dollars. Where you spend and invest your money is a powerful way of voting each day to support local communities, fair wages, and a healthy planet.
Here at Green America, we’ve helped educate and mobilize consumers to use their money for a greener world, and we’…
Blog/News (June 13, 2017) From rejection of the Paris Climate Accords to rejection of financial safeguards that were put in place following the 2008 financial crisis, U.S policies are increasingly a threat to people and the planet.
On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives voted along party lines, 233-186, to roll back vital financial protections in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer…
Blog/News (June 12, 2017) On June 1, President Trump pulled the United States out of its voluntary commitment to the Paris Climate Accord, a decision that sent shock waves around the world. As the nation that is the second largest emitter of CO2, and the greatest cumulative emissions, the US should play an equally large role as a leader in the clean energy future. Instead, efforts of other countries to…
Blog/News (May 25, 2017) Dear Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Green America, with outreach to 200,000 individual members and 3,000 business members, is writing to comment on the proposed Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project, Docket number CP17-80-000. Based on our review of the proposed project, and the risks that it poses to drinking water for people throughout the National…
Blog/News (May 18, 2017) The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), an arm of the Department of Labor, advocates for workers’ rights throughout the world. They work with stakeholders to develop and enforce policies that combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. ILAB represents the interests of American workers in international negotiations, and strives to improve working conditions…
Blog/News (May 10, 2017) Today, Green America celebrates the US Senate vote against a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure that would have eliminated Bureau of Land Management’s regulations to limit methane emissions from oil and gas operations on public lands.
The regulations address a crucial problem – oil and gas operations regularly release wasted methane into the atmosphere, increasing climate…
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