[Texgreen] Fwd: EXXON'S PLAN B FOR CLIMATE CALAMITY: BURN PEOPLE
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Gotta love the anti-globalization/corporate domination pranksters, The Yes Men. According to their site, they are putting together another movie, presumably of their various hijinks in the last few years since their first movie. And there have been many, in particular the Dow Chemical mascot, "Gilda, the Acceptable Risk golden skeleton"...
www.theyesmen.org
A piece on this new prank which got them thrown out of the ExxonMobile summit...
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/15/1903/
A review of their first movie a few years back, and the link...
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/when_yes_means_no/
http://www.theyesmen.org/movie/
-Tom
The Yes Men <fuel@theyesmen.org> wrote:
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:13:16 -0400 (EDT)
To: "tomasmith2003-yahoo.com" <tomasmith2003@yahoo.com>
From: The Yes Men <fuel@theyesmen.org>
Subject: EXXON'S PLAN B FOR CLIMATE CALAMITY: BURN PEOPLE
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June 14, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EXXON PROPOSES BURNING HUMANITY FOR FUEL IF CLIMATE CALAMITY HITS
Conference organizer fails to have Yes Men arrested
Text of speech, photos, video: http://www.vivoleum.com/event/
GO-EXPO statement: http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2007/14/c5086.html
Press conference before this event, Friday, Calgary: http://arusha.org/event/7214
Contact: mailto:fuel@theyesmen.org
More links at end of release.
Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC)
representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen
at GO-EXPO, Canada's largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in
Calgary, Alberta, today.
The speech was billed beforehand by the GO-EXPO organizers as the
major highlight of this year's conference, which had 20,000
attendees. In it, the "NPC rep" was expected to deliver the long-awaited
conclusions of a study commissioned by US Energy Secretary
Samuel Bodman. The NPC is headed by former ExxonMobil CEO Lee
Raymond, who is also the chair of the study. (See link at end.)
In the actual speech, the "NPC rep" announced that current U.S. and
Canadian energy policies (notably the massive, carbon-intensive
exploitation of Alberta's oil sands, and the development of liquid
coal) are increasing the chances of huge global calamities. But he
reassured the audience that in the worst case scenario, the oil
industry could "keep fuel flowing" by transforming the billions of
people who die into oil.
"We need something like whales, but infinitely more abundant," said
"NPC rep" "Shepard Wolff" (actually Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men),
before describing the technology used to render human flesh into a
new Exxon oil product called Vivoleum. 3-D animations of the process
brought it to life.
"Vivoleum works in perfect synergy with the continued expansion of
fossil fuel production," noted "Exxon rep" "Florian Osenberg" (Yes
Man Mike Bonanno). "With more fossil fuels comes a greater chance of
disaster, but that means more feedstock for Vivoleum. Fuel will
continue to flow for those of us left."
The oilmen listened to the lecture with attention, and then lit
"commemorative candles" supposedly made of Vivoleum obtained from the
flesh of an "Exxon janitor" who died as a result of cleaning up a
toxic spill. The audience only reacted when the janitor, in a video
tribute, announced that he wished to be transformed into candles
after his death, and all became crystal-clear.
At that point, Simon Mellor, Commercial & Business Development
Director for the company putting on the event, strode up and
physically forced the Yes Men from the stage. As Mellor escorted
Bonanno out the door, a dozen journalists surrounded Bichlbaum, who,
still in character as "Shepard Wolff," explained to them the
rationale for Vivoleum.
"We've got to get ready. After all, fossil fuel development like that
of my company is increasing the chances of catastrophic climate
change, which could lead to massive calamities, causing migration and
conflicts that would likely disable the pipelines and oil wells.
Without oil we could no longer produce or transport food, and most of
humanity would starve. That would be a tragedy, but at least all
those bodies could be turned into fuel for the rest of us."
"We're not talking about killing anyone," added the "NPC rep." "We're
talking about using them after nature has done the hard work. After
all, 150,000 people already die from climate-change related effects
every year. That's only going to go up - maybe way, way up. Will it
all go to waste? That would be cruel."
Security guards then dragged Bichlbaum away from the reporters, and
he and Bonanno were detained until Calgary Police Service officers
could arrive. The policemen, determining that no major infractions
had been committed, permitted the Yes Men to leave.
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?"
About the NPC and ExxonMobil: http://ga3.org/campaign/lee_raymond/explanation
About the Alberta oil sands: http://www.sierraclub.ca/prairie/tarnation.htm
About liquid coal: http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/liquidcoal/
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<DIV>Gotta love the anti-globalization/corporate domination pranksters, The Yes Men. According to their site, they are putting together another movie, presumably of their various hijinks in the last few years since their first movie. And there have been many, in particular the Dow Chemical mascot, "Gilda, the Acceptable Risk golden skeleton"...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.theyesmen.org/">www.theyesmen.org</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A piece on this new prank which got them thrown out of the ExxonMobile summit...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/15/1903/">http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/15/1903/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A review of their first movie a few years back, and the link...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/when_yes_means_no/">http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/when_yes_means_no/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.theyesmen.org/movie/">http://www.theyesmen.org/movie/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-Tom<BR><BR><B><I>The Yes Men <fuel@theyesmen.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:13:16 -0400 (EDT)<BR>To: "tomasmith2003-yahoo.com" <tomasmith2003@yahoo.com><BR>From: The Yes Men <fuel@theyesmen.org><BR>Subject: EXXON'S PLAN B FOR CLIMATE CALAMITY: BURN PEOPLE<BR><BR>To edit your profile or unsubscribe from mailings, please visit<BR><A href="http://theyesmen.org/dblist/prof.php?e=tomasmith2003@yahoo.com&x=395414056">http://theyesmen.org/dblist/prof.php?e=tomasmith2003@yahoo.com&x=395414056</A> <BR><BR>June 14, 2007<BR>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR><BR>EXXON PROPOSES BURNING HUMANITY FOR FUEL IF CLIMATE CALAMITY HITS<BR>Conference organizer fails to have Yes Men arrested<BR><BR>Text of speech, photos, video: <A
href="http://www.vivoleum.com/event/">http://www.vivoleum.com/event/</A> <BR>GO-EXPO statement: <A href="http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2007/14/c5086.html">http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2007/14/c5086.html</A> <BR>Press conference before this event, Friday, Calgary: <A href="http://arusha.org/event/7214">http://arusha.org/event/7214</A> <BR>Contact: <A href="mailto:fuel@theyesmen.org">mailto:fuel@theyesmen.org</A> <BR>More links at end of release.<BR><BR>Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC)<BR>representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen<BR>at GO-EXPO, Canada's largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in<BR>Calgary, Alberta, today.<BR><BR>The speech was billed beforehand by the GO-EXPO organizers as the<BR>major highlight of this year's conference, which had 20,000<BR>attendees. In it, the "NPC rep" was expected to deliver the long-awaited<BR>conclusions of a study commissioned by US Energy
Secretary<BR>Samuel Bodman. The NPC is headed by former ExxonMobil CEO Lee<BR>Raymond, who is also the chair of the study. (See link at end.)<BR><BR>In the actual speech, the "NPC rep" announced that current U.S. and<BR>Canadian energy policies (notably the massive, carbon-intensive<BR>exploitation of Alberta's oil sands, and the development of liquid<BR>coal) are increasing the chances of huge global calamities. But he<BR>reassured the audience that in the worst case scenario, the oil<BR>industry could "keep fuel flowing" by transforming the billions of<BR>people who die into oil.<BR><BR>"We need something like whales, but infinitely more abundant," said<BR>"NPC rep" "Shepard Wolff" (actually Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men),<BR>before describing the technology used to render human flesh into a<BR>new Exxon oil product called Vivoleum. 3-D animations of the process<BR>brought it to life.<BR><BR>"Vivoleum works in perfect synergy with the continued expansion of<BR>fossil
fuel production," noted "Exxon rep" "Florian Osenberg" (Yes<BR>Man Mike Bonanno). "With more fossil fuels comes a greater chance of<BR>disaster, but that means more feedstock for Vivoleum. Fuel will<BR>continue to flow for those of us left."<BR><BR>The oilmen listened to the lecture with attention, and then lit<BR>"commemorative candles" supposedly made of Vivoleum obtained from the<BR>flesh of an "Exxon janitor" who died as a result of cleaning up a<BR>toxic spill. The audience only reacted when the janitor, in a video<BR>tribute, announced that he wished to be transformed into candles<BR>after his death, and all became crystal-clear.<BR><BR>At that point, Simon Mellor, Commercial & Business Development<BR>Director for the company putting on the event, strode up and<BR>physically forced the Yes Men from the stage. As Mellor escorted<BR>Bonanno out the door, a dozen journalists surrounded Bichlbaum, who,<BR>still in character as "Shepard Wolff," explained to them
the<BR>rationale for Vivoleum.<BR><BR>"We've got to get ready. After all, fossil fuel development like that<BR>of my company is increasing the chances of catastrophic climate<BR>change, which could lead to massive calamities, causing migration and<BR>conflicts that would likely disable the pipelines and oil wells.<BR>Without oil we could no longer produce or transport food, and most of<BR>humanity would starve. That would be a tragedy, but at least all<BR>those bodies could be turned into fuel for the rest of us."<BR><BR>"We're not talking about killing anyone," added the "NPC rep." "We're<BR>talking about using them after nature has done the hard work. After<BR>all, 150,000 people already die from climate-change related effects<BR>every year. That's only going to go up - maybe way, way up. Will it<BR>all go to waste? That would be cruel."<BR><BR>Security guards then dragged Bichlbaum away from the reporters, and<BR>he and Bonanno were detained until Calgary Police Service
officers<BR>could arrive. The policemen, determining that no major infractions<BR>had been committed, permitted the Yes Men to leave.<BR><BR>Canada's oil sands, along with "liquid coal," are keystones of Bush's<BR>Energy Security plan. Mining the oil sands is one of the dirtiest<BR>forms of oil production and has turned Canada into one of the world's<BR>worst carbon emitters. The production of "liquid coal" has twice the<BR>carbon footprint as that of ordinary gasoline. Such technologies<BR>increase the likelihood of massive climate catastrophes that will<BR>condemn to death untold millions of people, mainly poor.<BR><BR>"If our idea of energy security is to increase the chances of climate<BR>calamity, we have a very funny sense of what security really is,"<BR>Bonanno said. "While ExxonMobil continues to post record profits,<BR>they use their money to persuade governments to do nothing about<BR>climate change. This is a crime against humanity."<BR><BR>"Putting the former
Exxon CEO in charge of the NPC, and soliciting<BR>his advice on our energy future, is like putting the wolf in charge<BR>of the flock," said "Shepard Wolff" (Bichlbaum). "Exxon has done more<BR>damage to the environment and to our chances of survival than any<BR>other company on earth. Why should we let them determine our future?"<BR><BR>About the NPC and ExxonMobil: <A href="http://ga3.org/campaign/lee_raymond/explanation">http://ga3.org/campaign/lee_raymond/explanation</A> <BR>About the Alberta oil sands: <A href="http://www.sierraclub.ca/prairie/tarnation.htm">http://www.sierraclub.ca/prairie/tarnation.htm</A> <BR>About liquid coal: <A href="http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/liquidcoal/">http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/liquidcoal/</A> <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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