Report Documents Walmart Heirs’ Efforts to Destroy Rooftop Solar Revolution

The Walton family—who, as heirs to the Walmart fortune, have more wealth than 42 percent of American families combined—are impeding the nation’s transition to a clean energy future, a new study by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) finds. “The Waltons claim to have a deep commitment to sustainability, but their support for anti-solar initiatives tells a different story,” said Stacy Mitchell, a senior researcher at ILSR and author of How the Walton Family is Threatening America’s Clean Energy Future (pdf). “The Waltons are investing in efforts that… Read more…