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Starbucks says that by 2010 it wants 50 percent of the energy used at its stores to come from renewable sources, wants to incorporate green building standards in all of its new building construction, and wants to “re-establish” ceramic coffee mugs as its “global standard” for people drinking coffee in stores. That’s some of the news coming out of its 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

Footprint of a typical Starbucks store:

• 6.78 kilowatt-hours of electricity per square foot per month to light and cool the store and operate equipment.
• 0.058 therms of natural gas per square foot per month….

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