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Tell Hanes to Recognize Workers Rights
Hanes and Wal-Mart are two of the main customers of the TOS Dominicana factory, which is accused of union-busting and illegally low wages. Tell Jessica Mathews, a member of Hanes’ Board of Directors and President of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, to use her position to stand up for workers’ rights.
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Tell Exxon: Use your massive profits for cleaner energy!
ExxonMobil is earning record-breaking profits, but is failing to use them to develop clean energy. Instead, they are increasing their search for oil and ramping up their exploitation of Canada’s tar sands. Take action today to join Exxon’s shareholders in demanding that the company take steps to address climate change.
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End Corporate Secrecy on Climate Change!
Climate change will have a huge impact on businesses and the economy, yet most companies are failing to disclose their risks from Climate Change. Tell the SEC and Congress that corporations need to disclose these risks that could affect us all.
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Speak Up For Clean Energy and Green Jobs
Co-op America’s plan to combat global warming calls for a massive investment in energy efficiency and clean energy. Join us in asking your power company to drop plans for new coal fired power plants and instead invest in renewable energy.
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Stop the Coal Rush
The Dynegy power company is planning to build six new coal plants -- more than any other electric utility in the country -- and Dominion continues its plans to build one in Virginia, despite local opposition. Join us in asking these companies to stop investing in dirty coal and start making serious investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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Turn up the heat on mutual funds to act on Climate Change
Several large mutual fund families fail to take the simplest actions to encourage corporate responsibility on climate change. Unlike a growing number of institutional investors, these funds never support resolutions on climate change. Tell them to catch up with their peers and take climate change seriously.
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Tell America’s Banks: Clean Energy Now
The tide is turning for coal. Three of America’s biggest investment banks announced at the beginning of February that they have developed new “Carbon Principles,” calling for modestly increased investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy – but it’s not enough. Join with us in keeping the pressure on to convince banks that coal is never a good investment.
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Join Our Adopt-a-Dealer Campaign !
Do you want to see plug-in electric cars with gas mileage better than 100 miles per gallon on the market, available for everyone to buy? So do we! Download our Adopt-a-Dealer guide for resources to take action today, and convince your local dealer to push to Detroit to build cleaner cars now.
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Protect Your Voice as a Shareholder!
Shareholder resolutions are a powerful way for investors large and small to encourage corporations to take action on important social, environmental, and good governance resolutions. Recently, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules for public comment that will open the door to eroding shareholder rights. Take action to tell the SEC to protect shareholder rights.
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Tell Ford and GM: Ethanol is Not the Answer!
Together, Ford and GM account for more than half the carbon emissions from US cars, yet they resist a rise in fuel economy standards. Tell Ford and GM to raise their fuel economy and work to produce clean plug-in vehicles, instead of promoting energy-intensive ethanol.
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Tell Supermarkets to Stock Fair Trade Bananas
Fair Trade isn’t just coffee anymore. Fair Trade fruit has
been available in this country since 2004, but very few
supermarkets regularly stock it. Tell supermarkets
it’s time to protect workers and the environment by
stocking more Fair Trade bananas.
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Stop Financing Climate Change!
Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanely were helping to finance 11 new coal-fired power plants in Texas. Tell them financing climate change is a bad deal for everyone.
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Tell Wal-Mart to Pay Its Fair Share
Join with activists and consumers calling on Wal-Mart to pull its own weight and provide its workers with decent health care.
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Take the 150,000 Ton Carb Cutter Challenge
Cut your carb output and make a difference -- by helping us keep 150,000 TONS of carbon emissions out of the atmosphere!
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Congratulate Magazine Eco-Leaders
Not all magazine publishers are the same. Help us congratulate these visionary publishers for using eco-paper in their magazines.
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