by Stacy Mitchell
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A beautiful day in the neighborhood
Neighborhood stores: An overlooked strategy for fighting global warming 7
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago A revival of small, neighborhood retailers could be an important strategy for countering climate change, enticing people to run errands without driving their cars. Read More -
Keep Your Eyes on the Size
The impossibility of a green Wal-Mart 27
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago With its recent flurry of green initiatives, Wal-Mart has won the embrace of several prominent environmental groups. "If they do even half what they say they want to do, it will make a huge difference for the planet," said Ashok Gupta of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Environmental Defense, meanwhile, has deemed Wal-Mart's actions momentous enough to warrant opening an office near the retailer's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. "If [we] can nudge Wal-Mart in the right direction on the environment, we can have a huge impact," said the organization's executive vice president, David Yarnold. Read More
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