Is there a source for this? I searched "walmart sustainability" on Google News and turned up no such results. It is April Fool's Day, after all...
On Sun, 2007-04-01 at 20:22 -0500, Stephen Nicholson wrote: > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.sustainabletompkins.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tony Del Plato > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 4:52 PM > To: postingsustainabletompkins; IC Sustainability > Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Walmart Pulls the plug on green > initiatives > > *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." > > [ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
