Friday, July 07, 2006
GORE COMES TO NWAYeah, we know this moved yesterday, but this is a little more on the story. We're, as they say, "efforting" this for the coming week...(Courtesy of WSJ and Rawstory.com)
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire has reported that former Vice President Al Gore will be addressing Wal-Mart executives next week at the company's quarterly conference on sustainability, RAW STORY has learned.Of course, other sources also say the former VP will visit Fayetteville for a showing of his new movie, "An Inconvenient Truth."
Gore will speak on global warming, the subject of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth."
Last November, Wal-Mart made a commitment to environmental sustainability as part of its response to a burst of negative publicity over its treatment of employees and effect on small retailers. It has adopted policies to reduce energy use, improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, and cut down on waste.
It has also created 14 internal groups, called the sustainable value network, to explore environmentally sound business practices, covering everything from logistics to greenhouse gases to jewelry. The conference to be addressed by Al Gore is one of four where all the internal groups will meet to discuss progress and stumbling blocks.
Don Elkins 5:01 AM