Sunday, May 19, 2024

Tips to Ditch Plastic from Your Daily Life

Green America's May 2024 Newsletter

This month, we’re bringing you fresh tips and insights to help you live greener, from ditching daily plastic to celebrating Asian & Pacific American heritage. And as always, join us in taking action to urge major corporations to do better for the world.

Featured Articles

Ditching Plastic from Your Daily Life

Discover practical tips and easy swaps to eliminate plastic from your daily routine.

Honoring Asian & Pacific American Heritage

Explore the rich cultures and contributions of Asian and Pacific American communities.

Savvy Tips for Budget-Friendly Organic Eating

Increase your access to healthy, organic food and even build community along the way!

New Loan Program Offers Clean Energy for All

The Clean Energy Credit Union program looks to expand access to green home upgrades.

Campaign Updates

🌺 New Gardening Milestone: Our Climate Victory Gardens have surpassed the 25,000 mark! Explore our interactive map to see how these gardens are fighting climate change through regenerative agriculture.

💸 Fossil-Free Insurance: Most big insurance corporations insure and invest in fossil fuels. Green America's new Responsible Insurance directory can help you find companies that don't.

🌱 Soil & Climate Alliance: We've partnered with Kiss The Ground to promote regenerative agriculture through the Regenerate America™ campaign. This collaboration combines our expertise in stakeholder engagement and Kiss The Ground's strengths in education and outreach. Sign the petition to support regenerative agriculture in the Farm Bill!

🌍 Soil & Climate Initiative: The SCI has just published their Soil Testing Guidance & Methodology framework, a supplemental guidance document to support farmers in their transition to regenerative agriculture and farm resilience.

Upcoming Webinars

Gardening webinars:

🌿 June 13 @ 2pm EST/11am PST - The Urban Garden: Way to Grow Food in the City

🧑‍🌾 July 10 @ 3pm EST/12pm PST - Transformational Gardening: Fun with Funghi!

🏡 July 25 @ 3pm EST/12pm PST - Transformational Gardening: Irrigation and the Climate Victory Garden

Stay up-to-date with these upcoming webinars and check out our prior ones on Green America's Webinars page.

TAKE ACTION

Tell Google: Fossil-Free 401(k) Options Now!

Demand Google to align its retirement plan with its climate commitments by urging Vanguard to divest from fossil fuels. Email Google and Vanguard today to stop financing the climate crisis.

Take Action

Say NO to Genetically Engineered Salmon

The largest grocery retailers, food service companies, and many large restaurants have said no to GMO salmon – but restaurants like Long John Silvers could decide to sell unlabeled GMO salmon!

Take Action