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May 25, 2013
Down with the clown: Third graders stand up to McDonald’s junk-food marketing
By Anna Lappé | Cross posted from Grist.org | May 25, 2013 Last week at the McDonald’s shareholder meeting, the world’s largest fast food chain heard from a brave 9-year-old, Hannah Robertson. She was among a growing chorus of parents, teachers, and kids calling out the company for its relentless...
May 17, 2013
Wendy’s What Are You Waiting For: Calling on the Fast Food Giant to Stand up For Farmworkers
by Christina Bronsing and Anna Lappé Who has freckles, pigtails, and is still holding out from joining the Fair Food Program? If you guessed the fresh-faced mascot of Wendy’s give yourself a gold star. As part of its efforts to improve conditions in the fields, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,...
May 17, 2013
The other oil import: Why palm oil is key to cutting the carbon emissions from our food system
Published in Boulder Weekly by Elizabeth Miller Deforestation is at the top of the CIA’s list of environmental issues facing Indonesia, and much of it can be attributed to the creation of palm oil plantations, built to satisfy demands of the American market, which has increased the import of palm...
May 8, 2013
Not Lovin’ It: Moms and McDonald’s Don’t Mix
by Anna Lappé On February 10, 2012, Ronald McDonald held court in a packed elementary school auditorium. Ronald was visiting the Lexington, Kentucky elementary school as part of his sweep of that state. The visits are meant to teach “the value of leadership and community involvement,” says Ronald,...
May 1, 2013
Op-Ed: The Problem with Walmart’s Hunger Games
Originally published at TakePart.com | May 1, 2013 Improving wages and benefits would do more to fight hunger than any competition. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images) Last night, Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, announced the winners of its annual Fighting Hunger Together contest, in...
April 26, 2013
On Earth Day, Eight Ways to Eat With the Planet in Mind
Cross posted from Grist.org | April 22, 2013 By Danielle Nierenberg and Anna Lappe What’s food got to do with loving the planet? Everything. The global food system — from production to consumption to waste — contributes to one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture is the single largest...
April 25, 2013
Reduce, Reuse, Rebrand? Coca-Cola and Chicago Team Up to Greenwash
by Anna Lappé What if you woke up one morning to learn that your community had become enlisted to advertise for Coca-Cola? You didn’t have a choice. People in neighborhoods across your city were told the same thing. That’s basically what happened in the city of Chicago this week when Mayor Rahm...