Tuesday, May 3, 2011

America's Greenest Companies 2011: Intel Number One for Third Year in a Row

The 10 largest corporate buyers of green power, as ranked by the EPA. The factories around the globe that churn out semiconductors for Intel consume enormous amounts of power. But in the U.S., more than 85% of the electricity that Intel will use this year comes from renewable sources like solar or wind, making it the largest corporate purchaser of green power in the country. Intel has held the number one rank for three years in a row.

Other companies in the Green Power top 10 include Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Cisco Systems. Kohl's Department Stores, which ranked second behind Intel, gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, including from biomass, small-scale hydroelectric, solar and wind.

Read more at Forbes

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