That evil mega-corp McDonalds goes green?

[CADsortaGUY]

http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

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http://www.indystar.com/apps/p...07180428/1003/BUSINESS

"They are pushing beyond what the trucking industry has already decided to do. Because of their size, I think they will create economies of scale for more efficient trucks," said Daniel Becker, director of the Sierra Club's global warming program.

Analyst Chaz G. Jones from Morgan, Keegan & Co said he is not aware of any other trucking operator pushing as hard as Wal-Mart on fuel efficiency.

Kudos to Walmart for pushing for more efficient rigs. :thumbsup:

 

[Moonbeam]

How can a corporation be evil?

But if a corporation can be evil how can it be evil if it is green?

And how does one act of greenness, in this case cooking oil to diesel make the whole corporation green.

You need to apply some simple logic before you post. Your contention that the evil McDonald's has gone green is simply absurd.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

This is by far the most idiotic thread i have ever read on this forum. (but i haven't been here that long so don't feel too bad about it)

They are getting rid of their waste and making money out of it and you are here to tell us that they do it because they're "green"?

 

[ScottMac]

This was discussed on the radio here recently.

Has anyone here smelled the exhaust of Biodiesel made from french-fry oil?

Can you say olifactory advertisement?

People will be smelling those frys everywhere they go...

And it's cheaper than most advertisement campaigns.

Buy McD stock, they're thinking.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
This is by far the most idiotic thread i have ever read on this forum. (but i haven't been here that long so don't feel too bad about it)

They are getting rid of their waste and making money out of it and you are here to tell us that they do it because they're "green"?

Saving money is not the same as making money. As a bonus they are doing a small part in reducing crude oil dependence as well as lowering their enviromental impact through less emissions.

I fail to see how anyone could construe this as "bad" thing. It seems like a win/win deal all around. Hate on the organization all you want, but at least give them credit for small steps in the right direction.

 

[damnwolverine]

Whoa! Wb CAD.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: damnwolverine
Whoa! Wb CAD.

Who you be?

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: damnwolverine
Whoa! Wb CAD.

Who you be?

Well I would say WWYBYWB to wolvie, but his join date & post count are pretty amazing!

 

[techs]

McDonalds is doing this for money and/or publicity.
For years they put their burgers in styrofoam containers. They only changed when enough people said they wouldn't eat at McDonalds unless they got rid of the those non-biodegrable containers.
Corporations are only "green" when it helps their bottom line.

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: techs
McDonalds is doing this for money and/or publicity.
For years they put their burgers in styrofoam containers. They only changed when enough people said they wouldn't eat at McDonalds unless they got rid of the those non-biodegrable containers.
Corporations are only "green" when it helps their bottom line.

Shit, I'm not even sure the food is biodegradable.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: damnwolverine
Whoa! Wb CAD.

Who you be?

Well I would say WWYBYWB to wolvie, but his join date & post count are pretty amazing!

Yeah, they joined AFTER I was banned.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
This is by far the most idiotic thread i have ever read on this forum. (but i haven't been here that long so don't feel too bad about it)

They are getting rid of their waste and making money out of it and you are here to tell us that they do it because they're "green"?

Saving money is not the same as making money. As a bonus they are doing a small part in reducing crude oil dependence as well as lowering their enviromental impact through less emissions.

I fail to see how anyone could construe this as "bad" thing. It seems like a win/win deal all around. Hate on the organization all you want, but at least give them credit for small steps in the right direction.

Nope, never ever ever give them credit for anything - it's all just a ploy - they don't really mean it. They are just looking to line their pockets with gold and fill their pools with wads of cash! :roll:

Boy I get sick of people always hating on a company - just because they are a big corporation. Why not try to give credit where credit is due? Without doing that you look like nothing but a bunch of spoiled whiners.

 

[GoPackGo]

If this works in the UK, hopefully they will do it here.

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
This is by far the most idiotic thread i have ever read on this forum. (but i haven't been here that long so don't feel too bad about it)

They are getting rid of their waste and making money out of it and you are here to tell us that they do it because they're "green"?

Saving money is not the same as making money. As a bonus they are doing a small part in reducing crude oil dependence as well as lowering their enviromental impact through less emissions.

I fail to see how anyone could construe this as "bad" thing. It seems like a win/win deal all around. Hate on the organization all you want, but at least give them credit for small steps in the right direction.

Nope, never ever ever give them credit for anything - it's all just a ploy - they don't really mean it. They are just looking to line their pockets with gold and fill their pools with wads of cash! :roll:

Boy I get sick of people always hating on a company - just because they are a big corporation. Why not try to give credit where credit is due? Without doing that you look like nothing but a bunch of spoiled whiners.

What? What? What? Can you please list the posters who were attacking McDonald's because they are large?

And can you also please demonstrate impartial objectivity of the kind you desire by criticizing McDonald's just a bit. I get sick of people always loving on a company just because they are large. Without doing that you look like a sycophant.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
This is by far the most idiotic thread i have ever read on this forum. (but i haven't been here that long so don't feel too bad about it)

They are getting rid of their waste and making money out of it and you are here to tell us that they do it because they're "green"?

Saving money is not the same as making money. As a bonus they are doing a small part in reducing crude oil dependence as well as lowering their enviromental impact through less emissions.

I fail to see how anyone could construe this as "bad" thing. It seems like a win/win deal all around. Hate on the organization all you want, but at least give them credit for small steps in the right direction.

Nope, never ever ever give them credit for anything - it's all just a ploy - they don't really mean it. They are just looking to line their pockets with gold and fill their pools with wads of cash! :roll:

Boy I get sick of people always hating on a company - just because they are a big corporation. Why not try to give credit where credit is due? Without doing that you look like nothing but a bunch of spoiled whiners.

What? What? What? Can you please list the posters who were attacking McDonald's because they are large?

And can you also please demonstrate impartial objectivity of the kind you desire by criticizing McDonald's just a bit. I get sick of people always loving on a company just because they are large. Without doing that you look like a sycophant.

I don't love McDonalds but as I stated - I'll give them credit when credit is due. This is one such case where credit is due. Yet here we have people hating on McDonalds. Because they are large? Maybe - some people are like that. How else do you explain it? Hell, I'm up for ideas but we've seen it before and I'll bet dollars to donuts that it's the anti-corporate nerve being struck.

 

[imported_Shivetya]

So the question is,

How are governments going to recoup the fuel taxes they lose?

You know they won't give that up lightly, no matter if there is a benefit to the environment

 

[glutenberg]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Shivetya
So the question is,

How are governments going to recoup the fuel taxes they lose?

You know they won't give that up lightly, no matter if there is a benefit to the environment

They'll make sure that the refinery gets taxed and regulated to death. I'm waiting for some do-gooder liberal to push for legislation making small refinery operations become registered. Hell, if you have a diesel, extra garage space, a couple grand to start up, and some time - you could make your own biodiesel. I looked into it a while back but I don't have anything that runs diesel.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

Sarcasm, do you know what it is?

 

[1prophet]

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

By using methods developed by Edward Bernays which use the hidden desires present in most people in order to make them want things they don't really need.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

Sarcasm, do you know what it is?

I gotta say, I didn't catch the sarcasm either.

 

[glutenberg]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

Sarcasm, do you know what it is?

Sarcasm, how well it works in written text and little context.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/n...third.cfm?NewsID=35376

"By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K."

:thumbsup: It's nice to see McDonalds doing this. They have the waste product - why not make it into something that will save them money and be a tad better for the environment.

No, they are evil because they hypnotize people in to eating their fatty unhealthy foods with their advertising campaigns. I am sure this news pleases MBP greatly, however.

How do they hypnotize people into eating their food?

Sarcasm, do you know what it is?

Sarcasm, how well it works in written text and little context.

Meh, you people are really gullible

I thought the reference to Manbearpig would make it even more clear that I was joking.

 

[Gaard]

I bet if everyone supersized they could get that number up to 2 million.