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Are the Onion and Greenpeace working together? The Onion has called attention to otter subterfuge. Otters have been complaining about oil spill exposure after a spill Monday:
According to Shell president Marvin Odum, the otter has been putting on "quite a
show" in front of rescue workers and clean-up crews, and is making the
860,000-gallon, three-mile-wide toxic slick seem like a much bigger deal than it
actually is.
Odum, who was alerted to the massive petroleum spill early Monday morning,
claimed that the attention-seeking otter was not only overdoing it with his
frantic and anguished squealing, but that his habit of gasping desperately for
oxygen was "melodramatic."
In addition, Odum claimed that the otter's rapidly fluctuating body
temperature and growing heart palpitations were nothing more than a sad attempt
to curry favor with Coast Guard officials, Greenpeace volunteers, and anybody
else not smart enough to see right through his "little ploy."
The issue is particularly relevant because Greenpeace activists have been occupying Alberta oil sands equipment and installations this week.
Fortunately, for Shell and other oppressed oil companies the Alberta government has vowed to crackdown on protestors:
"Most of these protesters are from outside the country of Canada. They are
really tourists telling us how we should develop our resources," Stelmach told
reporters at an event at the West Edmonton Mall.
"It's upsetting because it is putting people at risk. It is creating a fair
amount of disruption which is going to cost consumers money in the end. More
importantly, the efforts are really aimed at harming our economy, putting
Albertans out of work, putting Canadians out of work and really diminishing our
quality of life," said Stelmach.
He said he will be working with the companies involved to ensure the
protesters are removed and arrested "and we don't put up with this kind of
behaviour again." - Actually a quote reported by the Calgary Herald
Whether occupation is the the best way to stop destructive oil sands exploitation is unclear, but it sure got a lot of press coverage. Hopefully, the press will continue to cover the very important climate change conference in Copenhagen.
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