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Thursday, August 17, 2006

Just Say No


Ronald McHummer Sign-O-Rama (VIA YesButNoButYes)

A new McDonald's promotion has them including toy Hummers with every Happy Meal. (And believe me, it takes much self control not to point out that any meal that includes a hummer is a VERY happy meal, but I'm gonna stick to the high road.) If you want to voice your displeasure that the chain creating the fattest kids on earth is promoting super-sized gas guzzling SUV's you can make a protest sign or vote for your favorite.

A few of the points the site makes as part of the reasons MickeyD should drop the Hummer toy:

  • Hummers emit high levels of smog-forming chemicals that cause or worsen asthma, which hits hardest among children.
  • Hummers are the worst example of the lack of commitment to cleaner and more efficient vehicles by General Motors and other American automakers.
  • Hummers spew the pollution that causes global warming, contributing to killer heat waves and hurricanes.
  • Hummers are gas guzzlers, helping keep America dependent on oil from the Middle East and threatened by the region's extremist politics.
  • At current gas prices, filling up a Hummer H2 costs almost $100 — money parents could spend on healthier food for their kids.
    • || JM, 12:08 AM

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