EPA Announces Top 100 Companies Using Green Energy

EPA announced its list of Top 100 U.S. organizations using renewable energy. Through its Green Power Partnership, the agency chose organizations that use electricity from clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar power. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says these groups are doing their part to reduce carbon pollution and succeeding in business while doing so. "Making cleaner choices to power our communities, institutions and businesses reduces the pollution that contributes to climate change, protects America's health and environments, and supports continued growth in the green power sector," McCarthy says.

Here are the top 10 organizations listed in the Top 100 list:

1. Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA)
2. Kohl's Department Stores (Menomonee Falls, WI)
3. Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, WA)
4. Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX)
5. Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
6. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Bentonville, AR)
7. Staples (Framingham, MA)
8. Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
9. City of Houston, Texas
10. U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Visit EPA's website to see the complete list.