Clinton, Wal-Mart team up on climate change [View All]

[madinmaryland]

Former president tells more than 100 mayors that putting a halt to global warming is tied to the effort's initiatives making economic sense.
November 2 2007: 7:11 AM EDT

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/02/news/companies/wmt.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007110207

SEATTLE (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton told more than 100 mayors Thursday that stopping global warming depends on them demonstrating that it makes economic sense. He said his foundation is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying in bulk.

"We will not get a global agreement on climate change unless you can prove this is not a burden," he said. "This is the greatest opportunity we have had in our lifetimes."

The Clinton Foundation has previously worked with 40 of the world's largest cities to create a buying pool to bring down prices for green supplies such as hybrid vehicles and more efficient street lights. It's the same approach the foundation used to dramatically cut the price of AIDS drugs in Africa.

In addressing a climate summit organized by the Conference of Mayors, Clinton announced that the 1,100 cities represented by that organization will become part of the purchasing group. Wal-Mart (Charts, Fortune 500), the nation's largest retailer, said it would work with Clinton's foundation and the cities to bundle orders and product specifications for green technology.

Clinton and many of the mayors present criticized the White House, saying it has done little about global warming and has missed a chance to boost the nascent "green collar" economy - the jobs created by making the U.S. more sustainable, from the people who install solar panels to scientists who develop new technologies.

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Hmmm. I don't know how to comment on this one.

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