Whole Foods to Use Wind Power
Am I the only one who thinks that Whole Foods is suspiciously noble for a big chain? There have got to be some skeletons in the corporate closet. Until someone finds them, add their decision to use wind power for their stores to the list of corporate stances that seem too good to be true. (Of course, weigh it against their notorious anti-union stance and the conflict between their heaps of tropical produce and their environment-friendly, local-grower-supportive public image).
Wind power isn’t perfect. A large number of birds are killed each year in wind turbine blades, but it’s orders of magnitude better than fossil fuel energy.
You’re right, Whole Foods is almost noble. I still am a little annoyed at them, as my area had a local mini-chain of groceries (Wellspring was the name) which were bought out by WF, and since then the bread went downhill a LOT and things in general were more corporate (ie the cashiers and such have fewer exposed tattoos and piercings). Still, it’s a good place.