"NPC Reps" from Yes Men Meet EXXON con't.

by biverson | June 15, 2007 at 03:43 am

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This is the press release about this wonderful identity correction that just went down. I am only gloating a tiny bit that I posted about it yesterday and Bruce Sterling writing in Wired posted it today...It is not about me and my blogging, though, it is about a spot-on bit of common sense brought home to energy execs and government hacks about how "the same old, same old" in terms of emission and pollution is going to kill people as it enriches their bottom line.

Canada's oil sands, along with "liquid coal," are keystones of Bush's Energy Security plan. Mining the oil sands is one of the dirtiest forms of oil production and has turned Canada into one of the world's worst carbon emitters. The production of "liquid coal" has twice the carbon footprint as that of ordinary gasoline. Such technologies increase the likelihood of massive climate catastrophes that will condemn to death untold millions of people, mainly poor.
"If our idea of energy security is to increase the chances of climate calamity, we have a very funny sense of what security really is," Bonanno said. "While ExxonMobil continues to post record profits, they use their money to persuade governments to do nothing about climate change. This is a crime against humanity."

"Putting the former Exxon CEO in charge of the NPC, and soliciting his advice on our energy future, is like putting the wolf in charge of the flock," said "Shepard Wolff" (Bichlbaum). "Exxon has done more damage to the environment and to our chances of survival than any other company on earth. Why should we let them determine our future?"