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Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Among Top 10 Renewable Energy-Using Organizations

EPA applauds companies for leadership in use of renewable energy.

Bethesda-based defense giant Lockheed Martin Corporation ranked ninth on the Environmental Protection Agency's list—released Wednesday—of organizations using renewable energy, according to an EPA news release.

Microsoft Corporation, whose Mid-Atlantic District headquarters is in Chevy Chase, came in at No. 2 on the list of the nation's top 50 organizations "that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources." Microsoft "moved into second place by increasing its green power use to more than 1.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually," the news release added.

The top 10 renewable energy-using organizations in the country, according to the EPA, are:

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  1. Intel Corporation
  2. Microsoft Corporation
  3. Kohl’s Department Stores
  4. Whole Foods Market
  5. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  6. U.S. Department of Energy
  7. Staples
  8. Starbucks Company-owned stores
  9. Lockheed Martin Corporation
  10. Apple Inc.

"We applaud the leadership demonstrated by organizations that are helping reduce carbon pollution and spur the growth of clean, American-made energy sources by increasing their use of renewable energy," EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said in a statement.

"As President Obama has made clear, clean energy is critical to our health, our economy, our security and our ability to effectively address climate change," he added.

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Lockheed Martin recently made headlines for being one of the country's nine largest American companies that can't grow, according to 24/7 Wall Street, due to Lockheed Martin's heavy reliance on the federal government for sales and the lack of growth in its market, combined with federal cutbacks that likely will affect defense projects.

And, earlier this month, a bill that would exempt Lockheed Martin from paying taxes on its conference center passed the Maryland House of Delegates, Maryland Juice reported.


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