McDonalds and Hummers

McDonald’s often emphasizes its “long-standing global commitment to environmental protection and leadership.”

So why did they give away 42 million toy Hummers in Happy Meals? The fast-food chain that helped make our kids the fattest on Earth cut a deal with General Motors to sell future car buyers on the fun of driving a supersized, smog-spewing, gas-guzzling SUV originally built for the military. Use the Ronald McHummer Sign-O-Matic™ to say what you think of this misguided marketing marriage.

Check it out here.

**I am taking an awesome class this semster on Sprawl and the Environment. We are studying how the government pushed private ownership of cars vs. public transportation and the reasons behind it (profit, greed, etc). My brother sent me the link above…appalling.