Fossil Fools Day, April 1st 2008
Rising Tide | 17.12.2007 14:56 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Birmingham | Cambridge | Liverpool | Sheffield | South Coast | World
FOSSIL FOOLS DAY!
April the 1st is Fossil fools day!
They would have us believe that we can escape climate change with techno-fixes, market mechanisms and offset schemes – all technocratic acrobatics that distract us from the truth: the only real solution to climate change is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
For over a century the fossil fuel industry has been fooling with our lives. From extraction to combustion they have poisoned our air, polluted our water and ruined our climate. On April 1st, 2008, we’re going to turn the tables and show them who the real fools are.
Find a local fossil fool – the coal-mining clown, the offset contortionist, the aviator tripping on the high wire, the supermarket food mile freak show, the oily strong man, or any other fool that deserves your attention – and join with thousands around the world in taking one step closer to dismantling the fossil fuel industry.
On Fossil Fools Day, bring the spirit of carnival and mischief to the fight for climate justice.
http://www.fossilfoolsday.org/
http://www.risingtide.org.uk/
(More info and resources coming soon... for now, put the date in your diary, spread the call-out above far and wide, and start scheming!)
Rising Tide
Homepage:
http://www.fossilfoolsday.org/
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