Fossil Fools Day
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| Fossil Fools Day | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 April |
| Next time | 1 April 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Fossil Fools Dayis an environmental demonstration day. It occurs on April 1. The name is a play on the termfossil fuelsandApril Fools' Day.
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 fromEnergy Action CoalitionandRising Tide.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]These events oppose energy derived fromfossil fuels,promote education about alternative sources of energy, and encourage support forclimate justice,strong legislation, corporate responsibility and a clean renewable energy future.
See also
[edit]- Conservation movement
- Earth Day
- Ecology
- Energy Action Coalition
- Environmentalism
- Environmental protection
- Natural environment
- Natural resource
- Renewable resource
- Sustainability
References
[edit]- ^Kim Teplitzky (October 25, 2004), “Declaring Independence from Dirty Energy.” Wiretap Magazine."WireTap Magazine - Declaring Independence from Dirty Energy".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-29.Retrieved2009-01-28.
- ^Energy Action: What we do
- ^Fossil Fools Day 2009,archivedat the Internet Archive, July 26, 2011.
- ^"Don't be 'fossil fools' on April 1st urge Rising Tide campaigners",Leamington Spa Courier,March 27, 2008,online.
- ^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:// highbeam /doc/1G1-177397917.htmlonline.
- ^Jay Fletcher,"First Fossil Fools' Day in Australia",Green Left, April 5, 2008.
- ^Beth Daley,"Clean coal? April Fools says Greenpeace",The Green Blog, Boston, April 1, 2009.
- ^Fossil Fools Day, April 1, 2010[permanent dead link],Rising Tide North America (pdf)
- ^Leah Gillen,"Fossil Fools day brings protesters",The Daily Collegian,Pennsylvania State University,April 2, 2010.
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