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'Middle of the Herd' no More: Amazon Tackles Climate Change

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Online shopping giant Amazon revealed a carbon footprint
   Thursday that rivals that of a small country and vowed to reduce the
   damage to the planet by cutting its use of fossil fuels.

   The company, which ships more than 10 billion items a year on
   fuel-guzzling planes and trucks, said it has ordered 100,000 electric
   vans that will start delivering packages to shoppers' doorsteps in
   2021. It also plans to have 100% of its energy use come from solar
   panels and other renewable energy by 2030. That's up from 40% today.

   "We've been in the middle of the herd on this issue and we want to move
   to the forefront," said Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, who
   announced the initiatives at an event in Washington.

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