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Ford the talk of the town
Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Ford, ToyotaYou would think that Ford Motors would be but a whisper on anyone's tongue with all the merger talk about an alliance between General Motors and...
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Peterbilt delivers hybrid rig to Wal-Mart
Filed under: Green, Workclick above image to view more high-res pics of Wal-Mart's green machine Wal-Mart has embarked on a wide-ranging environmental campaign it calls "Sustainability 360," and one of...
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Exxon Mobil topples Wal-Mart to sit atop Fortune 500 list
Filed under: Earnings/FinancialsWal-Mart has been booming since the recession began, and with 2008 sales of $406 billion dollars, the retail giant had its best year ever. That didn't stop Wal-Mart from...
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OnStar Says: GM drivers love Wal-Mart
Filed under: GM Wal-Mart was the most requested OnStar search in July - Follow the jump to view the top 10 General Motors' OnStar unit has offered turn-by-turn directions for a while now, and the...
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Video: Driverless John Deere tractor terrorizes Walmart parking lot
Filed under: Etc., Safety, Videos John Deere Walmart rampage - Click above to view video after the jump A couple in Richmond Hill, Georgia Ontario were returning from the car wash when they noticed a...
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Honda wins Acura RL collision warning system class action lawsuit appeal
Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Acura, Luxury Honda can thank Wal-Mart for the automaker's recent victory in a class-action lawsuit over Acura RL models equipped with the company's...
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Walmart says Tracy Morgan wasn't wearing seatbelt, responsible for his own...
Filed under: Government/Legal, Celebrities There is such a thing as "bad public relations." We aren't fully sure Walmart understands this, considering that the retail giant is now blaming the injuries...
View ArticleWal-mart's other green policies
Filed under: Green, Ethanol, Green CultureAs we reported earlier, supermarket chain giant Wal-mart is considering sellling ethanol at its various stores. But apparently that's only a part of the...
View ArticleHydrogen powered electric lift-trucks pass Wal-Mart tests
Filed under: Green, HydrogenTwelve rider pallet trucks worked in continuous operation, logging more than 18,500 hours of active work with over 2,100 indoor fueling occurrences by pallet truck...
View ArticleWal-Mart redesigning its trucks for greater efficiencies
Filed under: Etc., Green, HybridAs part of Wal-Mart's program to double the fuel efficiency of its heavy-duty truck fleet in 10 yeas, not only have they just announced that they're investigating...
View ArticleFluorescents to replace incandescents Down Under
Filed under: Government/Legal, Green, Green CultureAustralian federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced plans for a national switch from incandescent bulbs to more efficient...
View ArticleGlobal clean energy markets to exceed $220 Billion by 2016
Filed under: Green, Biodiesel, Emissions, Ethanol, Electric, Hydrogen, SolarThe sixth annual Clean Energy Trends report has been released which predicts a four-fold increase in the global clean-energy...
View ArticlePeterbilt, Eaton and Wal-Mart partner on diesel-electric hybrid truck
Filed under: Etc., Green, Biodiesel, Diesel, HybridWal-Mart has made its intentions very clear to reduce the fuel bill of its massive truck fleet by improving efficiency. We've talked a couple of times...
View ArticleConsolidation in the fuel-cell industry - Plug Power buys Cellex
Filed under: Green, Transportation Alternatives, Emerging Technologies, HydrogenFuel-cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. which produces backup power systems for the telecommunications industry is...
View ArticlePump prices down, but so is consumer confidence
Filed under: Etc., GreenAn article in from Automotive News tells us... what we already know. Even though gas prices have declined since their almost record-breaking highs on Memorial Day, consumer...
View ArticleWal-Mart gets ready to reduce emissions, waste and operating costs
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Green, Green DailyHow serious is Wal-Mart about going green? Enough that their mission, according to GreenTech Media, is to "wean itself from fossil fuels and...
View ArticleWill Wal-Mart get into the EV and PHEV retail business?
Filed under: Green, China, Electric, HybridBack in the earlier years of this decade when rumblings about Chinese cars coming to America first started to appear, my colleagues and I came up with a...
View ArticleWal-Mart now using LNG trucks
Filed under: Green, United States, Natural GasWal-Mart is going to introduce four liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled Peterbilt 386 trucks into service at their distribution center in Apple Valley,...
View ArticleWal-Mart gives $369,000 for ethanol research in Arkansas
Filed under: Green, EthanolLast month, the Wal-Mart Foundation gave $369,000 to the Arkansas Biosciences Institute for cellulosic ethanol research, specifically biomass-to-ethanol work. For comparison,...
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