Editor’s Note: Retailers in Search of Another Type of Green

✱ In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Green Power Partnership ranking of the top 20 retailers embracing clean energy. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to nearly 4 billion kilowatt hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 326,000 American homes each year. Kohl's topped the EPA's list, which also included Whole Foods Market (No. 2), Starbucks (No. 3) Staples (No. 4) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc./California and Texas facilities (No. 5).