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Did you know that how you choose to spend your time now determines how ‘lucky’ you will be in your business down the road? Many times it may seem like some people get all the breaks, but when you zoom in and look at what they’re doing – and how they’re thinking – it...
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My kids have four legs. Their names are Lupe & Milo.  Everybody knows that the easiest way to my heart is through them. I would MUCH rather see them excited than get a piece of jewelry or a box of chocolate, however well intended. My favorite gifts to receive are things I can give...
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In a close vote, the Senate defeated legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline.Constituents opposed to the pipeline sent over 800,000 messages to their senators in the 24 hours prior to the vote, through a coordinated effort by 350.org. Bill McKibben, leading environmentalist and founder of 350.org, said, “It’s unlikely the Senate will take...
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This spring, Green America’s corporate responsibility team is collaborating with eight other allied organizations for our first annual “Corporate Fools” Contest, with a winner to be crowned on April Fools’ Day. Cast your vote and help spread the word. We’ve solicited nominations from like-minded nonprofit organizations that are running ongoing campaigns against some of...
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The Food Network’s ‘Cupcake Wars’ premiered the Los Angeles Green Festival Vegan Bake-Off episode. In the first ever all-vegan showdown on the hit series, four bakers fight to have their cupcakes at the opening day celebration for the inaugural LA Green Festival! Green Festival commenced our premiere year in Los Angeles with vegan bakers...
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When you deposit your business’ money in a mega-bank, does it still support the green values your business stands for? Join us Mar. 27 to learn how to shift your money to green banking. As a green business, you are always looking for ways to improve your social and environmental impacts to benefit people...
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On Valentine’s Day, Fair Trade Director Elizabeth O’Connell met up with teenaged child-labor activist Jasper Perry-Anderson and other allies in Hershey, Pennsylvania to directly deliver more than 16,000 petitions and more than 500 valentines created by schoolchildren, all bearing the message that Hershey needs to do more to combat child labor in its supply...
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If you have a credit card with a mega-bank but wish your business purchases benefited communities instead, now is the perfect time to switch to the Green America card. With the Green America VISA® credit card, offered in partnership with One PacificCoast Bank*, your purchases support green jobs and healthy communities. Even the card...
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Thanks to our members for your active involvement in the key public policy issues that Green America addresses – and adding the voice of green business. Whether focused on controlling toxic chemicals, protecting consumers and small business from predatory financial products and services, promoting benefit corporations, or demanding support for clean energy development –...
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For Erick Smith and Cayuga Pure Organics, it’s important for food to be both organic and local. Learn how his farm helps provide a domestic organic bean supply. Smith points out that while organic products have many pluses for health and the environment, most of the organic dry beans in the US were actually...
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