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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Wal-Mart's organic bust And another way forward.	Tom Philpott	12 Apr 2007	Gristmill
On April Fool's Day, Grist ran a fake bit on how Wal-Mart had 'pulled the plug' on much-ballyhooed green initiatives, including its plan to to become the nation's number-one organic grocer. 'In the end, our customers value low prices more than sustainability, and at Wal-Mart, we listen to our customers,' Wal-Mart's CEO (fictionally) said. As so often happens these days, fact may be leaping ahead of satire. BusinessWeek reported today that the retail behemoth ...
Topics: business, food, greenwashing, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Wal-Mart: it still totally sucks New Yorker article reminds you why you hate it	Lisa Hymas	30 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Stacy Mitchell did a bang-up job earlier this week of explaining why Wal-Mart and other big-box stores could never actually be green. But if you need a more wide-ranging reminder of Wal-Mart's deep and abiding loathsomeness, check out Jeffrey Goldberg's article in the latest New Yorker: 'Selling Wal-Mart: Can the company co-opt liberals?' If you've been awake the past few years, you're already familiar with many of the criticisms, but they're neatly packaged up here wi ...
Topics: business, green living, greenwashing, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Keep Your Eyes on the Size The impossibility of a green Wal-Mart	Stacy Mitchell	28 Mar 2007	Soapbox
Photo: Lone Primate via Flickr 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 w ...
Topics: business, greenwashing, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Wal-Mart overdoes it All these green initiatives, oy	David Roberts	01 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott just announced a comprehensive new initiative called 'Sustainability 360,' which will attempt to infuse environmental concern in every part of the company's operations:'Sustainability 360 takes in our entire company - our customer base, our supplier base, our associates, the products on our shelves, the communities we serve,' said Scott. 'And we believe every business can look at sustainability in this way. In fact, in light of current environme ...
Topics: business, greenwashing, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

What shade of green is that? Wal-Mart store goes eco-friendly?	Corey McKrill	21 Jul 2005	Gristmill
Wal-Mart's new big-box store being constructed in McKinney, Texas, has a twist: It will employ several conservation methods and green technologies, making it the company's first 'environmentally friendly' store. Apparently, not only will it have a wind turbine to generate 5% of its power, and a rainwater catchment system for 95% of its irrigation needs, but it will use waterless urinals in its restrooms and recycle its oil from the deli and automotive departments to he ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, greenwashing, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

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