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Carl Pope’s take on Wal-Mart introducing energy efficient measures.

It suddenly occurred to me just how likely it was that Wal-Mart made its decision based on its own calculation of the risk of a huge spike in the price of oil as a result of supplies becoming steadily tighter—and that if a company famed for its zeal in controlling its costs decided that it was a rational business choice to make a huge investment in fuel efficiency, the rest of us should be very, very worried.

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Posted by Media Team on Thursday, March 09, 2006

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“—and that if a company famed for its zeal in controlling its costs decided that it was a rational business choice to make a huge investment in fuel efficiency, the rest of us should be very, very worried.”

It sounds like WMW thinks that Walmart may be a trend sitter. Walmart is doing something good. In addition they are anticipating. How is this something that WMW is critical of, except that WMW will be critical regardless of what Walmart does?

Paul now in TN
Thursday, March 09 at 04:45 PM

With WalFart’s current track record, it’s not WHAT they’re doing but WHY they are doing it.

ColSamatoshi in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Friday, March 10 at 03:38 AM

I think that Carl Pope’s statement is less an indictment of Wal-Mart than it is a statement about oil. He’s basically saying if Wal-Mart which is beyond cheap and cuts corners like no other, is worried about this, than we should all be worried. Gee, what a profound revelation, we never should have used fossil fuels in the first place, and we almost didn’t, but the mega rich (I guess they were the equivalent of Wal-Mart at the time) realized it’s profit/political control potential and now we’re in this mess.

Generic Wal-Mart Wageslave in Michigan
Friday, March 10 at 03:41 AM

kffifcciic hhhh

hhh in ggg
Monday, April 03 at 05:19 PM

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