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　　(2016·辽宁省五校协作体高三联考)All around the word, shoppers flock to Walmart to buy everything.In Texas, they come for another reason：to see the wind turbine (涡轮机)，which supplies 5% of the store’s electricity.It along

　　with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat­reflective paint, makes this Walmart a green giant.

　　The laws of economics suggest that Walmart, with 5,200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods.It throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing.“One little change in product packaging could save 1,500 trees，”says Walmart CEO Lee Scott.“If everybody saves 1,500 trees, or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you will make a huge difference.”

　　Scott wants Walmart to do its part too.He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse gas emissions (排放) over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient.He wants Walmart’s fleet (车队) of more than 7,000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015.Factories that show Walmart they’re cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain.Walmart says it’s working with consumer product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so.

　　Some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Walmart’s controversial labor and health insurance practices.But it’s not just window dressing, because Walmart sees profits in going green.Scott says，“This_is_a_business_philosophy,_not_a_social_philosophy.We don’t go where we don’t think there’s a great interest in change.”

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