BlogNews (August 13, 2017) The horrifying events over the weekend in Charlottesville are just the latest events demonstrating the rise of hate in the United States.
White supremacists marched through the streets and the University of Virginia, wielding torches and explicitly aligning themselves with Nazis and the KKK, shouting racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant slogans on Friday. On Saturday, the…
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BlogNews (August 11, 2017) On Monday, three of the corporate members of President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council dropped out of the Council after the president failed to promptly condemn the neo-Nazis and fascists for their conduct in Charlottesville. Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier resigned first and explicitly cited Trump’s failure to condemn white supremacy. His resignation was followed by that of the…
BlogNews (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 dollar. 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’…
BlogNews (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…
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BlogNews (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…
BlogNews (May 3, 2017) Samsung has had, to put it lightly, an exciting year. From exploding phone batteries to a corruption scandal linked to the recently impeached president of South Korea, Samsung’s story rivals that of the most dramatic of soap operas. Given the public debacles of the past year, Samsung is under enormous pressure to pull off the smooth launch of their new flagship smartphone, the…
BlogNews (April 5, 2017) Glyphosate, the key chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide, has been the subject of numerous headlines concerning its toxicity over the last few weeks. Here is a rundown of the latest updates on glyphosate:
Glyphosate Deemed Probable Carcinogen
As you may recall, two years ago the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization deemed…
BlogNews (March 30, 2017)
When Donald Trump signed an Executive Order this week to roll back the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, he did so surrounded by coal miners and executives. The event was deliberately staged at the EPA just to make clear his complete contempt for the agency’s work to address climate change. His message to the coal industry was also clear: the US is going to turn back the…
BlogNews (March 28, 2017) Darden—the parent company of Olive Garden, Yard House, LongHorn Steakhouse, and other franchises—has over 1,500 franchise locations, employs 150,000 people, and serves more than 320 million meals per year. It’s the largest sit-down restaurant company in the world. With incredible brand recognition comes incredible power: The company can move the restaurant industry in a more…
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