Robert Reich and Walmart, and Global Warming
I try to avoid shopping at Walmart but there are times when it is as convenient and as cheap as any of the alternatives. There are lots of reasons to bash Walmart for the wages they pay workers, their impact on other businesses, some of their labor practices, and stuff I've never even thought of, but I wouldn't complain one bit if they green up on their use of energy and get a little like Whole Foods in the process.
I'll take progress on more efficient use of energy where ever possible and Walmart by their size can help out if they use more solar power and their growing carbon footprint could be even worse if they did nothing.
This is example of bipartisanship that is what it's all about. Mr.Reich thinks the administration missed the boat big time by lauding Walmart's efforts. The tax savings will probably probably go directly to stockholders, but that is a different issue.
On Sunday, I cringe when we open the doors for Sunday Services and then make no effort to close them, bitch about the electric bill, bitch when the AC unit fails, and then say we really care about the environment. And so it goes.
Living in Florida, I was looking at the energy dashboard related to my use of electricity and my electric bill and it is almost entirely related to how much I use air conditioning and indirectly how much time I spend at home during the summer months from May through October. During the winter my bill can be as low as $40 and during August it almost reaches $100.
I'll take progress on more efficient use of energy where ever possible and Walmart by their size can help out if they use more solar power and their growing carbon footprint could be even worse if they did nothing.
This is example of bipartisanship that is what it's all about. Mr.Reich thinks the administration missed the boat big time by lauding Walmart's efforts. The tax savings will probably probably go directly to stockholders, but that is a different issue.
On Sunday, I cringe when we open the doors for Sunday Services and then make no effort to close them, bitch about the electric bill, bitch when the AC unit fails, and then say we really care about the environment. And so it goes.
Living in Florida, I was looking at the energy dashboard related to my use of electricity and my electric bill and it is almost entirely related to how much I use air conditioning and indirectly how much time I spend at home during the summer months from May through October. During the winter my bill can be as low as $40 and during August it almost reaches $100.
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