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Burgerville Offers Personalized Calorie Counts on Receipts, You Want Thighs With That?

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»

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Fast Food and Bicyclists: Two Peas in a Pod?

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»

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McDonald's 2009 Global Best of Green Report Fires Back At Critics--or Maybe Not

McDonald's has come under fire recently, with Greenpeace accusing the company of destroying rainforest lands and the UK Daily Mail claiming that the company is responsible for 29% of all take-out litter in the country. Now ...READ»

Happy Earth Hour! Remember to Keep Your Lights On

For one hour on Saturday at 8:30 PM (whatever your local time), lights in businesses, homes, and landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Acropolis and the Eiffel Tower will go out for the World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) ...READ»

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Can Burgerville Bring the Local Food Movement to the Masses?

Fast food chains like Burger King and McDonald's aren't known for being particularly healthy, gourmet, or sustainable. It doesn't matter if tomatoes or potatoes aren't in season--McDonald's customers want their fully-garnished ...READ»