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Walmart As Government: Screening Chemical Products To Protect Public Health

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While the customer is unlikely to ever see the GreenWERCS analysis, over time it should result in better consumer products from which to select. Full Article at Treehugger

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  1. WARE, MA - OCTOBER 28: Charles Lask, owner of Nat Falk clothing, speaks about the economy and its effects on his store October 28, 2009 in Ware, Massachusetts.
  2. FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, pushes Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 11, 2009 in Fontana, California.
  3. FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 09: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 9, 2009 in Fontana, California.
  4. POMPANO BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 08: Wal-Mart store shoppers cue up to checkout October 8, 2009 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Mike Duke, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores (L), and Muhtar Kent, President and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company participate in the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 22, 2009 in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Chairman of Wal-Mart Robson Walton attends the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City.
  7. HONG KONG - AUGUST 14: William Fung, Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Limited, addresses a press conference announcing Li & Fung Limited's 2009 interim results on August 14, 2009 in Hong Kong, China.
  8. In this Aug. 7, 2009 photo, Russ Smith, National Park Service superintendent for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, right, talks with Jim Campi, of the Civil War Preservation Trust, as they discuss the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter site in front of the Ellwood house in Lo...
  9. CHICAGO - JULY 29: Mario Brown joins other demonstrators to protest in favor of jobs they hope will be created by the construction of a Walmart store on Chicago's Southside July 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.