Even with Walmarts attempts to help the environment, they still aren't doing enough for the environment. Each year, Wal-mart emmits millions of tons of carbon dioxide. Since 2005, Walmart's greenhouse gas footprint has grown 13.8%. A Walmart supercenter, in one day, will use the same amount of energy as 1,095 U.S. homes. Walmart promotes industrial farming.They also build huge warehouse sized stores that take up huge amounts of land and by selling low quality goods, they encourage waste. The placement of stores outside of the cities require consumers to drive further to get to them, causing mroe gas consumption. Walmart's rapid expansion of their Supercenters and their Sam's Clubs has left hundreds of stores throughout the U.S. unoccupied. Walmart was fined between 2003-2005 $5 million because of the pollution of Connecticut streams and improperly stored pesticides and other pollutants, as well as violating the clean water act in nine states and keeping the Florida state inspectors from monitoring Walmart's fuel tanks.
Works Cited:
"Walmart’s Impact on America’s Economy, Environment, and Communities." Local 881
UFCW. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013.
Kurtzleben, Danielle. "Walmart Struggles to Overcome Environmental Criticism." US
News. U.S.News & World Report, 20 Apr. 2012. Web. 08 May 2013.
No comments:
Post a Comment