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Summer 2025

Your Green Life 2026

Leveraging communities to create a vibrant and healthy world.

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Resilient Communities Create a Sustainable Future

When we leverage our power collectively, we impact our world locally and globally.

Michi Trota

A Black man is holding a tray of potted tomatoes. He is looking at a blonde child and talking with a happy look on his face. He is surrounded by five children, including the blonde child. To his immediate left and right are his daughter and son, respectively. A mom leans over from outside the circle of children to observe. They are all in a vibrant community garden.

Community Gardens and Food Security Go Hand-in-Hand

Innovation and community efforts can increase food security for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Anya Crittenton

A woman with a staff shirt is explaining how to repair and clean a violin. A man holding a coffee cup is watching her work.

Borrow, Not Buy: Tool Libraries for Public Good

Big box stores aren’t the only places to find the equipment you need for that next home improvement project or hobby.

Mary Meade

A close up shot of different colored straws that have been cut into smaller and smaller pieces.

Making the Journey to a Plastic-Free Life

What impact does plastic have on our health? And is it worth trying to reduce it in our lives?

Mary Meade

Two people, a white man and a mixed descent woman, sit at a coffee table in a cafe. He is looking at her and smiling. She is taking a sip from a reusable purple cup.

Taking on Waste, One Cup at a Time

Shifting to a reuse-based economy means providing support for both consumers and businesses to change their habits.

Anya Crittenton

A black and white photo of a child under the age of 12 carrying two grease pails. He is covered in grease on his body. He stands alone in a bare and gray construction site on a hill.

Enjoying Good Food Should Not Require Exploiting Children

By relaxing child labor restrictions, we’re putting whole communities and our futures at risk.

Todd Larsen and Charlotte Tate

Drone image of a neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A winding river runs through the neighborhood. Homes have dock and boat access to the water.

Is It Time to "Go Green" with Your Property Insurance?

Looking for a new policy amid increasing extreme weather events and rising insurance rates is also a chance to support sustainable economies.

Cathy Cowan Becker

A young black doctor holds a stethoscope up to a mixed child's heart. The mom has the child on her lap. Both are smiling at the doctor.

Bank Locally, Impact Globally

Moving your money out of megabanks is one of the best ways to leverage your economic power to build your community, advance climate solutions, and protect the planet.

Michi Trota

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