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Blog/News (December 3, 2017) Christmas trees in the United States are a big deal. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 25-30 million are sold every year. Many environmentalists cringe at this thought, but there are lots of options for making this once-a-year practice more sustainable.
Rent a Tree!
Yes, you read that right. Find a local business that grows live potted trees, delivers them…
Blog/News (November 30, 2017) ACT NOW: 5 Reasons the Senate Tax Bill is Bad for People and the Planet
The tax bill is moving forward fast in the Senate. If it passes, it will dramatically lower taxes for corporations and the wealthy, but could raise taxes for many middle class Americans by 2021, and cut programs many of us rely on, while adding up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit.
The President has told the…
Blog/News (November 28, 2017) After decades of destructive industrial agriculture, we need to revolutionize farming. Regenerative organic agriculture* uses practices that grow healthy crops, restore rich agricultural soils, and reverse climate change by absorbing and storing atmospheric carbon (carbon dioxide, CO2).1 Farmers, consumers, and the planet all benefit.
What do we mean by Regenerative Agriculture…
Blog/News (November 22, 2017) Alisa Gravitz, CEO of Green America, gives thanks to all the many Green Americans who make our important work to green the economy possible
On this Thanksgiving Day, as we all sit down with family and friends to celebrate good food, deep connections and life itself, I want to thank you for all you do for people and the planet.
Thank you for all the times you've brought…
Blog/News (November 19, 2017) When most people think of the variety of apples only a few names come to mind, such as Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Red Delicious – these are your staple grocery store apple varieties. But there are so many more! According to the US Apple Association, a trade association for apple growers, “there are over 100 apple varieties grown commercially in the US,” but only 15…
Blog/News (November 9, 2017) The short answer is yes!
Here’s the long answer. Congress recently appropriated $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative. These funds will be used by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to provide consumer education on agricultural biotechnology and food and…
Blog/News (October 27, 2017) Any to-go beverage you’ve recently gotten likely came with the traditional plastic straw poking out of the lid. You probably quickly forgot about the straw after its usefulness ended. We’re busy people, and even the most well-intentioned environmentalists among us have been handed a plastic straw and taken it without question, maybe in a hurry to get where she's going. She didn't…
Blog/News (October 25, 2017) Halloween is just around the corner! Soon, children will be parading up and down streets, promising to stay out of mischief in exchange for delicious treats.
This year, as you decide what treats to hand out to trick-or-treaters, we ask you to think of the children – whether they are dressed up as little ghouls, goblins, or superheroes, or working dangerous jobs in cocoa fields.…
Blog/News (October 23, 2017) A country music festival in Las Vegas; the Pulse night club in Orlando; Sandy Hook Elementary School; a theater in Aurora, Colorado; Virginia Tech…the list of lives lost senselessly to gun violence in the United States is a long one. In addition to the prominent cases that make national news, there are the daily deaths from gun violence that tear families and communities apart.…
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