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	<title>Fossil Fools Day 2010: April 1, 2010</title>
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		<title>FFD 2010 photo review coming shortly!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[check back soon to see a full gallery of shots from Fossil Fools Day actions from around the world&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/ffd-2010-photo-review-coming-shortly/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Fossil Fools Day&#8221; celebrated by costumed activists from VCC to RBC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kimberley Ytsma

As the Sky Train pulls up to the VCC-Clark Station a small cluster of activists in life jackets filter out of the train and onto the platform.
Gathering into a small circle, the group put snorkels over their faces and towels over their shoulders. One young man took off his jacket to reveal tight spandex [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/fossil-fools-day-celebrated-by-costumed-activists-from-vcc-to-rbc/</link>
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		<title>Activist Arrested at RBC’s Waterloo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An activist was arrested this afternoon at the Waterloo Branch of RBC Bank. Mark Corbiere was charged with mischief for hanging a banner reading “Boycott RBC” and “Stop the Tar Sands” from the roof of the branch, located in uptown Waterloo.
The protest was one of eight “Fossil Fools Day” protests at RBC branches across Canada. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/activist-arrested-at-rbc%e2%80%99s-waterloo/</link>
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		<title>13 Cities In Canada Award Fossil Fools to Local and National Tar Sands Supporter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of April Fools day, 13 Cities in Canada have pulled creative pranks on fossil fuel industry supporters, or “Fossil Fools,” pleasantly confusing security guards, police, and the general public. People for Climate Justice, a national coalition of concerned residents in Canada, announced 6 nominees for the dubious Fossil Fool of the Year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/13-cities-in-canada-award-fossil-fools-to-local-and-national-tar-sands-supporter/</link>
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		<title>Bank of America &amp; mountaintop removal coal-mining protest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
http://tiny.cc/i1ckh
Protesters boasting signs that read “Break America’s Oil Addiction” and “Coal is Dirty” crowd around Bank of America in downtown Asheville shouting and chanting slogans like: “What do we want? No Coal! When do we want it? NOW.” They are also asking people to close their accounts with Bank of America, asserting that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/bank-of-america-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-protest/</link>
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		<title>Activists Pull Elaborate ‘Fossil Fools Day’ Prank on Xcel Energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Denver, CO – On April Fools’ Day – as part of the international ‘Fossil Fools Day’ – Colorado activists pulled an elaborate prank on Xcel Energy, the largest utility company in the state.  With a farce website (www.xcelresponsiblebynature.com), a satirical press release, and a letter to Colorado ratepayers, activists helped Xcel Energy become a renewable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/activists-pull-elaborate-%e2%80%98fossil-fools-day%e2%80%99-prank-on-xcel-energy/</link>
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		<title>Pepco Pranked in D.C.: company announces shift to green energy</title>
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Pepco announces plan to shift all power facilities to wind and solar energy, may cancel planned rate hikes Pepco notifies its customers that it wishes “to serve the energy needs of our customers for generations to come.”
Washington DC – In an unprecedented move this morning, Pepco Holdings Inc. executives announced plans to shift all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/pepco-pranked-in-dc-company-announces-shift-to-green-energy/</link>
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		<title>Green Energy Gift for Medway: Eon announces coal, gas expansion shelved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[German energy giant EON have announced that they are shelving controversial plans for a massive expansion of coal and gas electricity generation in the Medway region. The surprising news emerged today as Eon contractors broke ground at the offices of Medway Council on Dock Road, Chatham, and started installing wind turbines  and solar panels.
Eon media relations officer, Joe King [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/green-energy-gift-for-medway-eon-announces-coal-gas-expansion-shelved/</link>
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		<title>Climate Camp pranks the Carbon Traders at OMFinancial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate Camp pranks the carbon traders.

Don’t be fooled by Carbon Trading!
Newmarket, Auckland: 1st April 2010
Camp for Climate Action Auckland has visited the offices of OMFinancial to present them with this year’s Fossil Fools day award for helping New Zealand’s biggest polluters cheat their way out of dealing with climate change
April 1st, Fossil Fools day is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/climate-camp-pranks-the-carbon-traders-at-omfinancial/</link>
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		<title>Newspaper prank targets “Fossil Fools” (Oregon)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contact after 9AM PST
Chris Noble, Cascadia Rising Tide, 503-249-6343
Sara Jenkins, 503-231-2904
pictures, newspaper available at www.CascadiaRisingTide.org
Late last night volunteers with Portland Rising Tide blasted the city with over 3,000 fake newspaper covers wrapping the Willamette Week.  With content including an interview with Bigfoot about pipeline plans through Mt. Hood and a chart explaining the Columbia [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/newspaper-prank-targets-%e2%80%9cfossil-fools%e2%80%9d-oregon/</link>
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