Late last year San Francisco banned toys in McDonald's Happy Meals that contain excessively large levels of fat, sodium, sugar and all kinds of other bad stuff and now it looks like New York City might go the same route.  There's gonna be more unhappy kids in NYC.... This week NYC Councilman Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. introduced a bill that calls for banning Happy Meal toys unless the meal becomes much much healthier. The councilman...

While it will be several years before NYC's Mayor Bloomberg’s waterfront makeover is completely revealed, over the course of the next few years, expect to see many of the in-progress projects completed and revealed, such as the East River Waterfront Promenade. The first section of the highly-anticipated East River Waterfront Promenade will surprisingly be unveiled in just a matter of weeks.  Originally slated to open last December, the...

Scientists at NASA are making headlines with some new research involving a more eco-friendly jet fuel, chicken fat to be exact. The Hampton, Virginia team from from NASA’s Langley Research Center headed to California-based NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in order to better study the newest jet fuel idea on a NASA DC-8, which normally runs on Jet Propellant 8, a kerosene-like mix of hydrocarbons. The fuel is made using chicken fat...

Wow, talk about a big problem that may soon be over for good. Tokyo-based company Globeride Inc. is in the works to create a specialized fishing line that dissolves in water. The strong filament is a huge leap in fishing technological innovation and we can't wait to this fishing line in full effect.  Made of a special plastic that would dissolve in water in an average of five years, no longer will our waters have to abide with the...

Wow, it looks like Mr. Peanut is packing a brand new bag!  Planter's Mr. Peanut is now riding in eco-friendly style with an all new green machine. The nutty company plans to unveil the new Nutmobile in LA tonight at the 8th Annual Global Green Pre Oscar Party.   Mr. Peanut's new ride features biodiesel technology alongside solar panels, LED interior lighting, recycled parts, reclaimed wood flooring and a wind turbine based on a 2011...