Those calorie counts on fast food menus that make you feel bad about your extra-large fries actually work. Unless, of course, you found the advertisements really convincing.READ»
The food isn't the only part of the fast food industry that's killing us--they're the number one source of litter. But a few simple fixes and nudges could help fast food lovers waste less.READ»
McDonald's CEO Mike Roberts and Chief of Operations Mike Donahue are finally doing national cuisine a favor: they're starting a healthy fast food restaurant chain.READ»
San Francisco's trying to ban McDonald's Happy Meal toys unless the fast food chain cuts down on calories and includes fruit and vegetable portions in the meals. We say: Use the Veggie Bot.READ»
Think about what you hope for when you buy a meal from a local fast
food joint--speed, convenience, taste, and maybe even
sustainably sourced ingredients if you're lucky. But a low-calorie
meal? Probably not that high on the ...READ»
One of the simplest climate change geoengineering solutions we've seen is the white roof, which naturally reflects sunlight back into space and keeps buildings cool. Energy Secretary Steven Chu even went so far as to say recently ...READ»
It seems like the ultimate contradiction--a presumably environmentally-conscious bike rider in Portland, Oregon gets riled up because she can't go through a local fast food chain's drive-through window on her two-wheeled ride. She ...READ»
In this Q&A with Stacy Perman, author of "In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules," we uncover how the West Coast chain is shaking up the fast-food industry--one "animal style" burger at a time.READ»
McDonald's french fries are crunchy, delightfully salty, and covered in pesticides. That last point may not be true for much longer now that the company has agreed to survey and promote best practices in potato pesticide use ...READ»
A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that a ban on fast food advertising during children's programming would reduce obesity rates in America's youth by 14-18%.READ»
