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Walmart and making an impact

Walmart is an example of how large emitters are now feeling vulnerable about their situation.

Slightly off topic, but I am curious as to why greater mileage is not being made out of the emissions from Air Force One. Arguably the greatest individual emitter on earth is the President. Consider his 68,000 miles or so of travel last election year. He travels in a 747, producing about 300 persons worth of emissions per mile flown. My rough calculations (using standard carbon measuring sites) suggest that he produces perhaps 1 million tonnes of CO2 per annum - personally. The equivalent output of a moderately sized thermal power station.

Accordingly, the huge symbolism of the President waving from the steps of Airforce One becomes a potent statement about the current crisis.

And how powerful it would be to turn that around.  Air Force One taken out of service to serve the greater good.

But then, I see that the US Airforce is working hard on biofuels. So presumably AFI could be converted. And would that be greenwashing or not?On The impossibility of a green Wal-Mart posted 2 years, 7 months ago 27 Responses