Wal-Mart Gives Town A Big Gift: We Are Not Coming
December 15, 2012
Here’s a Christmas story with a happy ending. It’s a story about a big gift that nobody wanted. On November 21, 2011, Sprawl-Buster’s received a
Athens, GA
Police, Mayor Evict Occupiers From Anti-Wal-Mart Encampment
March 7, 2012
On November 21, 2011, Sprawl-Buster’s received a short, succinct email about a battle brewing over a big box store in Athens, Georgia. “A Wal-Mart anchor
Residents Fight To Avoid Wal-Mart Urban Sprawl
January 15, 2012
In early November, Sprawl-Busters received this call for help from a resident in Georgia: “I live in Athens, Geoergia, where there are 2 Wal-Marts now.
Wal-Mart Warned: Stop Selling Contaminated Cypress Mulch
March 24, 2007
An environmentalist in Georgia has warned big box retailers with garden centers to stop selling contaminated ‘cypress’ mulch, or face legal liability for doing so.
Wal-Mart “Threat” Backfires
January 7, 2000
On January 5th, Wal-Mart suddenly announced that it was pulling out of a proposed supercenter off Atlanta Highway in Athens, Georgia (see January 4th. newsflash
Sour Grapes At Wal-Mart.
January 4, 2000
You can find all the fruit you want at Wal-Mart, but don’t look for sour grapes. That’s the word from Wal-Mart’s attorney in Athens, Georgia,