Comments on: Halal Or Not, McDonald's Food Won't Decompose Faster Than Plastic Bags

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:22:38 +0000

TInamarie,It was a joke. An April Fool's joke. Honestly, I didn't know when writing it because I didn't follow Grist's links. But they wrote to Green Prophet and called it an April Fool's prank. Go back in line for the fries.

By: Tinamarie Bernard Eshel

Tinamarie Bernard Eshel — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:27:41 +0000

Just plain gross. If I takes that long for these leftovers to decompose in the earth, I'm horrified by what it is doing to our bodies. I LOVE micky dee fries as we called them when I was young, but I've got a bad taste in my mouth now. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

By: Alex Cicelsky

Alex Cicelsky — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:31:13 +0000

Karin,The ultimate formula for world peace (and peace in all countires) is Equality for Women and Leadership by Women in All Nations. Until then, we should utilize corporate globalization to our benefit.The goal is that all manufactured goods can/will be reused, up-cycled or composted and that all organic waste is composted.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:00:29 +0000

Alex, you've just proposed the ultimate formula for world peace. Nice one.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:00:01 +0000

I read on Twitter that they were.

By: Alex Cicelsky

Alex Cicelsky — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:42:13 +0000

Funny article – made me smile. There are issues of great importance in the McD story. The most immediate of course are how production of McD food effects the environment/nature (some contend that cattle grazing in tropical regions for McD meat is associated with deforestation, others point to inhuman and toxic conditions at CAFOs) and is detrimental to human health and culture (obesity in the US…read Michael Pollan's “Omnivore's Dilemma” or “In Defense of Food”). The value of the food and the “green” content of fast food was dealt quite well by The Onion http://www.theonion.com/video/taco-bells-new-gr… . NTL, if the McD theory of World Peace is true (“two countries with McD's will not fight each other in a war”) then I hope the arches will be blessed by Sunni and Shiite clerics and opened in Syria, Iran and Palestine (Gaza and West Bank) as soon as possible!

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:38:37 +0000

It's all one big joke… April Fool's.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:17:30 +0000

Or maybe I just need to lighten up … maybe this prank will spur McDonald's into composting.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:11:28 +0000

Apparently, Grist was pulling all of our legs. It's an April Fool's joke. Moral of the story: trust nothing published on that day. I wonder if McDonald's will be laughing about this.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:06:26 +0000

I think the April fool's stories are becoming *more* than a little irresponsible.