Hill Heat: Fossil Fools DayScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2008-03-28T14:16:51-04:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:8a5d5bf6-24eb-49b5-a089-70ad625dc9162008-04-01T00:00:00-04:002008-03-28T14:16:51-04:00Fossil Fools Day<p>On April 1, 2008 young people from around the world are rising up to show the world that we refuse to fool around with climate change and our future. The <a href="http://www.energyactioncoalition.org/">Energy Action Coalition</a> is calling on communities across Canada and the US to join this <a href="http://www.fossilfools08.org/">global day of action</a> and show the fossil fuel industry and bad politicians that we mean business. Ideas include, but are by no means limited to: rallies at gas stations or representative offices, Critical Mass bike rides, office occupations, Billionaire’s for Tar Sands/Coal demonstrations, spank the bank visits, high-powered projections of solutions on the side of dirty energy factories, Board of Trustees meeting take-overs, hold a clean energy camp at a dirty energy site, do solar installations, make spoof videos and websites, offer alternative, clean energy bus rides, do some coal mining of your own at a coal company’s headquarters . . .</p>
<p>Groups participating in Fossil Fools Day include the Energy Action Coalition, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, Rising Tide North America, the Australian Student Environment Network, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, & Rising Tide UK, & Rising Tide Australia.</p>
<p>Find events <a href="http://actions.energyactioncoalition.org/fossilfools">here</a>.</p><p>On April 1, 2008 young people from around the world are rising up to show the world that we refuse to fool around with climate change and our future. The <a href="http://www.energyactioncoalition.org/">Energy Action Coalition</a> is calling on communities across Canada and the US to join this <a href="http://www.fossilfools08.org/">global day of action</a> and show the fossil fuel industry and bad politicians that we mean business. Ideas include, but are by no means limited to: rallies at gas stations or representative offices, Critical Mass bike rides, office occupations, Billionaire’s for Tar Sands/Coal demonstrations, spank the bank visits, high-powered projections of solutions on the side of dirty energy factories, Board of Trustees meeting take-overs, hold a clean energy camp at a dirty energy site, do solar installations, make spoof videos and websites, offer alternative, clean energy bus rides, do some coal mining of your own at a coal company’s headquarters . . .</p>
<p>Groups participating in Fossil Fools Day include the Energy Action Coalition, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, Rising Tide North America, the Australian Student Environment Network, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, & Rising Tide UK, & Rising Tide Australia.</p>
<p>Find events <a href="http://actions.energyactioncoalition.org/fossilfools">here</a>.</p>