Our Original Research Reports

January 2010

What Goes Up Must Come Down
The Sorry State of Recycling in the Airline Industry
Our Responsible Shopper Program ranks 11 major airlines on their recycling efforts and offers actions the industry (and airline passengers) can take to improve recycling. Passengers create 881 million pounds of waste per year, and at present, almost none of it is recycled. Read the report [PDF] »

October 2009

Five Emerging US Public Finance Models
Powering Clean-Tech Economic Growth and Job Creation
The report, produced with our partners at Clean Edge, demonstrates five exciting finaicial strategies for government to support clean energy solutions that will pay financial and environmental dividends for years to come. Ideas like Clean Energy Victory bonds, city-administered loan funds, and three others could help us make a necessary and rapid switch to renewable energy. Read the report [PDF] »

October 2009

Clean-Tech Job Trends 2009
Produced with our partners at Clean Edge, this report shows how per-dollar investments in clean-tech arenas create jobs at a far greater rate than investments in old fossil-fuel technology, and highlights five examples of formerly shuttered manufacturing facilities re-opened as clean-tech centers. Offering a blueprint for turning America's rust belt to the "green belt," the report includes resources like the top ten clean-tech employers, the top 15 US metro areas for clean-tech jobs, and more. Read the report at the Clean Edge Web site »

August 2009

Newsstand Marketing and Distribution: Green at Retail
Green America's Better Paper Project produces original research reports for publishers. In Green at Retail, the Better Paper Project shows how the right newsstand strategy for magazines can be more profitable and better for the environment at the same time -- and offers tips and resources for helping magazine publishers green their newsstand footprint. Read the report [PDF] »

More Green America publications:

The Green American, our bi-monthly magazine

The National Green Pages™

Guide to Fair Trade

Guide to Ending Sweatshops

Guide to Socially Responsible Investing