A 'Green' Spurt For US Businesses?

Wal-Mart's new plan to pare energy costs by shifting to renewables could prompt other firms to follow its lead.

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October 28, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

"It's a fresh vision of the nation's energy future that energy efficiency experts say is more likely now that US business finally has its bell cow - Wal-Mart - to lead the herd to greener energy pastures. Its new "green" plan, announced this week, seeks to get all of its energy from renewable sources.

...The company already has a test store in Texas up and running with solar panels. Its huge truck fleet is being outfitted with plastic skirts to cut wind resistance. Adding even one mile per gallon to the fleet can save $2 million a year, he says."

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Friday, October 28, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

Community / Economic Development United States

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