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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.…
Blog/News (October 13, 2017) When it comes to producing electricity, the verdict is clear: solar and wind are winning. Not just in the U.S., but around the world. The price of electricity from wind and solar power keep falling. Battery storage technology (which makes it possible to store solar energy when the sun isn’t shining and wind energy when the wind isn’t blowing) is accelerating faster than anyone…
Blog/News (October 7, 2017) Fairtrade and Green America’s shared mission of sustainable business
By Margot Conover, External Relations Manager, Fairtrade America
What makes business better? Discover how people are taking business beyond profits to help people and the environment. When you seek out sustainable products, you’re not just supporting better business, you’re supporting your community and the…
Blog/News (October 5, 2017) There is nothing efficient for the environment or our wallets when natural gas is vented and flared at production sites. These practices redistribute chemicals from the gas wells into our public air and waterways. Flaring refers to burning gas that is not economical to collect for profit – depending on the chemical structure of what’s being burned, flaring can release air…
Blog/News (September 28, 2017) Regenerative Agriculture— Not Genetic Engineering—is the Solution to Climate Change and Our Ailing Food System
Industrial agriculture companies continue to bully farmers into growing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with their toxic chemicals and scrambled genes. Many farmers are being left in economic ruin, and GMOs have effectively made an experiment of our bodies, the…
Blog/News (September 21, 2017) Halloween is one of those holidays that most kids can’t wait for and most parents loathe due to the high amount of unhealthy sugary candy. Many of the go-to candy brands are also loaded with genetically engineered (GE or GMO) ingredients. This year, make the switch to non-GMO and healthier Halloween treats. The Non-GMO Project and Green Halloween’s Guide to a Non-GMO Halloween is…
Blog/News (September 20, 2017) On September 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its first public meeting of Commissioners in months. Activists from around the country who oppose FERC's rubber stamping of pipelines, were there to greet them, and let them know that FERC needs to end its practice of constantly siding with industry over communities in permitting dangerous and destructive…
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