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As You Sow's 2013 Shareholder Resolutions	New: CONSOL Investors Representing $1.2 Billion Support our Unburnable Carbon Resolution
	$Do the Investment Math$
Carbon Divestment	Carbon-Free Reinvestment

Recent Publications

	Proxy Preview 2013 is the ninth edition of our insider's guide to environmental and social shareholder resolutions. Visit proxypreview.org to download the report, access shareholder advocacy resources, and learn about the report authors and contributors. More >
	Slipping Through the Cracks: An Issue Brief on Nanomaterials in Food highlights the potential risks of nanotechnology for companies who are knowingly or unknowingly using it in their products and for public health. More >
	As You Sow's winter newsletter is here! Read about our plans for 2013, recent successes in coal and slavery-free supply chains, and ongoing work on producer responsibility, toxic-free consumer products, and smoke-free PG movies. More >
	Update: Financial Risks of Investments in Coal outlines the mounting financial risks facing coal-dependent utilities. More >
	Unfinished Business: The Case for Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-Consumer Packaging describes how extended producer responsibility would boost the U.S. packaging recycling rates and transform how recycling is funded. More >

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News Highlights

After Bubbles in Dotcoms and Housing, Here is the Carbon Bubble
The Wall Street Journal explores the pending carbon bubble and the first investor vote, called by As You Sow, on its risks to energy company value. More >

As You Sow Urges Governor to Prioritize Citizen's Health by Strengthening Prop 65
In response to Governor Jerry Brown's proposed updates to California's environmental and consumer protection law Proposition 65, As You Sow, a longtime enforcer of the law, encourages keeping Prop 65 strong.
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Electric Utilities Must Reduce Their Climate Risks
As extreme weather in the U.S. proves costly for electric power utilities, investors like As You Sow demand they address their climate impact. Part of the "Why We File" series in the Guardian Sustainable Business blog.
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Shareholders File First-Ever 'Carbon Bubble' Resolutions
Inside Climate News reports on our new resolution about what the carbon bubble means for with Consol Energy investors. More >

Activist Investors Gear Up for 2013 Proxy Season
The Motley Fool looks at Proxy Preview 2013 and the hot items on this year's proxy ballots.
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Study Looks at Nanoparticles Used in Food
CEO Andrew Behar discusses As You Sow's newest report on nanomaterials in the food industry with The New York Times. More >

New York City Pension Fund Seeks Fracking Data from Exxon Mobil
Pension & Investments covers the 2013 fracking resolutions, filed by investors including As You Sow. More >

Changing Tide: P&G Listens to the People
As You Sow and other advocacy groups persuaded P&G to remove toxics from Tide detergent.
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Starbucks Reveals $1 Reuseable Cup to Curb Trash
USA Today covers the coffee giant's newest eco effort and discusses its potential impact on consumer waste with Senior Program Director Conrad MacKerron. More >

Coal Investments, Shale Gas, a Bad Bet
DeSmogBlog explores As You Sow's latest research on the financial risks of investments in coal. More >

Make It, Take It
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a compelling case for producer responsibility using As You Sow's EPR research in Corporate Responsibility Magazine. More >

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