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Chuck
09-06-2009, 10:02 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Some features are sheer common sense – use of skylights to allow in more natural light , but a sign planted in the side of the car park advises that certain bays are reserved solely for drivers of hybrid vehicles. (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6035749.ece)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/McDonalds_oil_and_Hummer.jpgMatthew Goodman - TIMESONLINE (http://business.timesonline.co.uk) - April 5, 2009

McFrugal --Ed.

When the anticapitalism protesters demonstrated in London last week, their fire was largely turned on Royal Bank of Scotland, with the Scottish institution bearing the brunt of the vandalism.

It may come as something of a relief to McDonald’s, the fast-food chain, that it is no longer the prime target of anarchists and antiglobalisation agitators.

The hamburger giant still arouses strong feelings among activists but it has been working hard to adapt, particularly in the environmental field. Introducing fair-trade coffee and organic milk, for example, have won some plaudits, but perhaps the most striking example can be seen in the south side of Chicago where, next door to the Swap-O-Rama flea market, it opened a prototype “green” restaurant last year.... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6035749.ece



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