I was reading this article about Starbucks in Reuters with great interest, Green or Greenwashed?
Frankly, I am not sure that any large company can ever be green. No matter how much they try their very existence as a corporation will preclude them being environmentally friendly.

Green belongs to the small, local coffee shops that use “for here” cups and buy their organic, shade grown, bird friendly coffee from a local roaster or roast it themselves. Green belongs to small, family owned companies that operate in communities, support the local communities, and refuse to grow past a certain, controllable point.

 
So, as I said Saturday, Starbucks is losing money and is set to close 600 stores across the country.
Let’s chat about what that means, shall we?
I am thrilled at the news, personally.  Not because I want to see the company go under but I see in Starbucks that same shark-like business practices that I despise in Wal-mart.