Fossil Fools Day
The International Rising Tide network and its allies called for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008 - FOSSIL FOOLS DAY! We’ve heard about lots of great actions so we thought we’d post a bit of a summary…
Thousands of people around the world took direct action against the fools at the head of the fossil fuels empire. From Scotland to Auckland unconnected individuals and climate action groups pulled pranks on petroleum companies, coal mines, gas stations, airlines, power stations, car manufacturers, timber companies, politicians, banking executives and greenwashing public relations firms trying to turn climate catastrophe into a marketing opportunity.
Here’s just some of the shenanigans the merry pranksters got up to:
