Producing transportation fuel from Canada's tar sands is more
destructive, polluting, and carbon intensive than other ways of
producing transportation fuel. With the help of ForestEthics, 19
large businesses and two US cities have publicly announced
actions they have taken to reduce the environmental and social
impacts that come from fossil-fueled transportation. Here are
some facts about the newest examples of the accelerating
corporate shift toward a cleaner energy future: - Walgreens1 has
clearly decided to eliminate Canada's tar sands from its
transportation footprint. - Chiquita2 has committed to identify
any connections between Chiquita’s fuel providers and tar sands
refineries and to pursue the goal of eliminating fuel from those
providers that is connected to tar sands refineries. - Whole
Foods3 has committed to the elimination where possible of its
use of fuels produced by refineries that use feedstock from
Canada’s tar sands. - Trader Joe's4 has asked its transportation
providers to eliminate fuels