Whole Foods takes top spot on EPA list

WASHINGTON Whole Foods Market took the top spot this quarter on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 10 Retail Partners in its Green Power Partnership program. Other major retailers on the list include Kohl's (2), Staples (4), Lowe's (6) and Office Depot.

According to its profile on the EPA Web site, currently, Whole Foods Market is purchasing or generating 100% of its total national power load from green power sources.

The Top 10 Retail Partners in the Green Power Partnership is released quarterly and represents the largest completed annual green power purchases of all Retail Partners within the Green Power Partnership. According to the EPA, the combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to an estimated 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 140,000 average American homes each year.