‘So we’re eating at Taco Bell and we’re cleaning the Earth!’
Extra Onion, please!: The Onion has the most satisfying send-up of fast-food greenwashing we've seen in a while. Love it.
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Comments
By Cherie on July 1st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
This is hilarious!! Nice....I like the "eating the garbage you produce bit"...
-Cherie
http://cheriepicked.com
By Cornelia on July 2nd, 2009 at 9:02 am
It's so funny because it's true. The latest effort to green fast food:
Yum! Brands’ Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant Awarded LEED Gold Certification
By Parke on July 3rd, 2009 at 6:14 am
Yes, funny and true.