Walmart
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Watchdog group files complaint with USDA
Wal-Mart has been mislabeling non-organic food items as organic, charges the Cornucopia Institute in a complaint filed with the USDA. Reports the AP:
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Yet another story on Wal-Mart
As you know, I'm required by law to point out each and every story on the greening of Wal-Mart, if for no other reason than to find a way to plug my own op-ed on the subject. So with that in mind, don't miss USA Today's longish piece on every green's favorite source of cognitive dissonance.
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Are there downsides to the retail giant’s efforts to up sales of CFLs?
We've heard scads about Wal-Mart turning over a big, fat green leaf (here and here and here and probably lots of other places, too).
Well, here's another one reported by Fast Company that really left my jaw hanging open:
In the next 12 months, starting with a major push this month, Wal-Mart wants to sell every one of its regular customers -- 100 million in all -- one swirl bulb. In the process, Wal-Mart wants to change energy consumption in the United States, and energy consciousness, too.
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Turns out Wal-Mart is greening
As I am contractually obliged to flag each and every story on Wal-Mart's greening -- and to mention that you should read my op-ed -- I should let you know that the Wall Street Journal has a short piece on the subject. Sounds like things are going pretty well:
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Werbach and Wal-Mart
Lest I let a single article about Wal-Mart pass by without notice: check out the San Francisco Bay Guardian's long look at Wal-Mart's greening and the company's hiring of Adam Werbach.
(And lest I let you forget that I wrote an op-ed on the subject: here's my op-ed on the subject -- and a bloggy follow-up.)
Listen to Werbach:
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A new natural capitalism
I'm going to sit the fence on Kit's poll by saying that reigning in climate change will require both a re-envisioning of capitalism and a revision of our core values.
An excellent professor of mine at MIT introduced our class to the concept of "natural capitalism," pioneered by Paul Hawkins and Amory and L. Hunter Lovins. Their 1999 book on the subject, probably familiar to many of you, was an eye-opener for me at the time. Here is a short synopsis of the book from Publisher's Weekly:
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Poll: Do you trust Wal-Mart?
According to these comments and the letters to the editor, there seems to be a bunch of you who don't believe Wal-Mart is actually going to implement their sustainability plans. I think it is time for a Friday poll! (Vote below the fold.)
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Wal-Mart’s green makeover
I have an op-ed on TomPaine.com today about Wal-Mart's recent green initiatives. Give it a read. I'm sure the accusations of corporate whoredom will come rolling in at any moment.
I worry that, even given the copious pixels expended, my overall point was not entirely clear. So below the fold, I shall try to express it in more compact form.