Fossil_Fools_Day

Fossil Fools Day

Fossil Fools Day

Day focused on environmental issues


Fossil Fools Day is an environmental demonstration day. It occurs on April 1. The name is a play on the term fossil fuels and April Fools' Day.

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Fossil Fools Day began in 2004 with coordinated actions across the United States and Canada.[1] Subsequent Fossil Fools Days have been held in many cities around the world, and are generally organized by one or more environmental organizations with funding from Energy Action Coalition and Rising Tide.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] These events oppose energy derived from fossil fuels, promote education about alternative sources of energy, and encourage support for climate justice, strong legislation, corporate responsibility and a clean renewable energy future.

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References

  1. Kim Teplitzky (October 25, 2004), “Declaring Independence from Dirty Energy.” Wiretap Magazine. "WireTap Magazine - Declaring Independence from Dirty Energy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  2. Fossil Fools Day 2009, archived at the Internet Archive, July 26, 2011.
  3. "Don't be 'fossil fools' on April 1st urge Rising Tide campaigners", Leamington Spa Courier, March 27, 2008, online.
  4. Sandy Cullen, "Tires 'Fossil Fools' Targets More than 100 Vehicles in Madison Had Tires Deflated in What Some Call 'Eco-Terrorism'", The Wisconsin State Journal, April 2, 2008, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309184551/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177397917.doc online.
  5. Jay Fletcher, "First Fossil Fools' Day in Australia", Green Left, April 5, 2008.
  6. Beth Daley, "Clean coal? April Fools says Greenpeace", The Green Blog, Boston.com, April 1, 2009.
  7. Leah Gillen, "Fossil Fools day brings protesters", The Daily Collegian, Pennsylvania State University, April 2, 2010.



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