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Pep Boys to Pay $5 Million for Selling Polluting ATVs and Generators
Manny, Moe and Jack will have $5 million less in the bank account after today’s announcement that the auto parts and service provider would be settling a civil claim for importing and selling Chinese-made motorcycles, recreational vehicles and generators that do not comply with environmental requirements.
Sam’s Club Opens On-Site Micro-Wind Farm
Sam’s Club in Palmdale, California has become the first retailer in the country to install a mini-farm of micro-turbines on its parking lot.
Organic Potatoes at Safeway: You’re Doing It Wrong! (Pic)
The people who are buying organic potatoes in the first place will also be the first ones to balk at this kind of over-done packaging that seems to miss the whole point.
Target Opens Recycling Centers in All 1,740 Stores
Minneapolis based Target (NYSE: TGT) announced Tuesday that it is rolling out a massive nationwide recycling initiative with centers at the front of each of its 1,740 U.S. stores.
Best Buy Joins Coalition of Unwilling, Puts Pressure on Chamber of Commerce over Climate
Last week, Best Buy joined companies like Toyota and Nike who have publicly struggled with their support for the Chamber because of their stance on climate, but have yet to find enough cause to leave the massive trade group.
Walmart Expands Green Reach to Small Businesses
Moving beyond their own supply chains, Walmart and Sam’s Club tries to help small businesses think about sustainability
Wal-Mart Discusses Plans for Global Product Sustainability Index
During its Sustainability Milestone meeting yesterday in Bentonville (which was also webcasted), Wal-Mart president and CEO Mike Duke outlined the plans for the new index.
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