[SustainableTompkins] Walmart Pulls the plug on green initiatives

[Stephen Nicholson]

This is certainly a set back. I for one was beginning to love this
company.
We were going to announce today that Ithaca had finally finished
becoming Sustainable, but we can't do it without Walmart!


Stephen C. Nicholson
President, Sustainable Tompkins
Ithaca, NY
607-539-6923
scnfish at clarityconnect.com
www.sustainabletompkins.org

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*Sale Ends Today!*
*Wal-Mart pulls the plug on green initiatives*

Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott, who announced a high-profile series of green
corporate initiatives last year, has now ... taken them back. Citing
high
costs, Scott yesterday announced that Wal-Mart is canceling most of its
sustainability programs, shifting its truck fleet back to diesel (from
biofuels), shuttering its experimental hyper-efficient stores, and
pulling
organic products from its shelves. The only remaining evidence of
Wal-Mart's
much-ballyhooed green makeover will be -- you guessed it -- light bulbs.
"We're keeping the compact fluorescents. Those are pretty cheap," said
Scott. "The rest of the stuff we tried was too expensive. In the end,
our
customers value low prices more than sustainability, and at Wal-Mart, we
listen to our customers."

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