I found an interesting article in which Wal-Mart settles environmental suits in reference to their stores in California. The suit stem from the greenhouse gas emissions that is produced by Wal-Mart due to "operations and ...(its) expansion of three stores". As part of the settlement agreement, Wal-Mart had to install three solar panels on the roofs and use energy efficient designs and equipment for their stores built in Perris and Yucca Valley. The Center for Biological Diversity sued Wal-Mart over permits that were issued to have the two stores expanded. "Wal-Mart said last week it aims to cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. Wal-Mart worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop the plan and is also working with PricewaterhouseCoopers, ClearCarbon Inc., the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas." (Sweet) A California law adopted in 2006 aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2020. Hopefully other major chains will follow suit in the wake of such lawsuits.
Sweet, Cassandra, Wal-Mart Settles Environmental Complaints Over Calif Stores, March 8, 2010,http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100308-715555.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
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