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Wal-Mart gets ready to reduce emissions, waste and operating costs

How serious is Wal-Mart about going green? Enough that their mission, according to GreenTech Media, is to "wean itself from fossil fuels and generate zero waste from its operations." A goal like that certainly gets our attention. This change won't happen any time soon. GreenTech writes that, "In five years, Wal-Mart is aiming to make its existing stores 20 percent more energy-efficient and to reduce the energy consumption of new stores by 30 percent. It's also working to make its transportation fleet more efficient and to turn its trash into ... Read more →

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Wal-Mart will cut truck fuel use by 25% by 2010 Sebastian Blanco

When you're huge, even small changes make a big difference. But anyone tried to cut their fuel usage by 25 percent is not a small shift. So when Wal-Mart reaches for that number in the company's ...

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Wal-Mart will cut truck fuel use by 25% by 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When you're huge, even small changes make a big difference. But anyone tried to cut their fuel usage by 25 percent is not a small shift. So when Wal-Mart reaches for that number in the company's truck fuel use, that's a huge deal . The AP says it's the same (in CO2 emissions terms) as taking 67,744 ...

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