Humorous wake-up call

By Olivia Bishop, Local CorrespondentWed, Aug 12 2009 at 12:43 PM EST

I received an email with a link to the new documentary The Yes Men Fix the World In addition to being a political documentary that sheds light on some financial issues, it has a distinctively environmental spin.  These men target corporations that have allowed some of the greatest environmental catastrophes in the world.  Famously, they lied their way to a public broadcast in which they declared Dow Chemical would finally clean up the damage rendered in Bhopal, India.  (For a Wikipedia overview, go here.)  
 
My favorite part of the link was the "envirosuit."  They have cleverly devised a ridiculous, buglike suit that targets managers of large corporations.  With straight faces, they market the "SurvivaBall" (hah!) as a failsafe protection against climate change.  The corporate heads are being told they can survive global catastrophe to continue their business as usual; they will not have to face the consequences of their actions.  
 
 
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cam 08/15/2009 20:54 PM

i LOVE driving and the SurvivaBall seems like an innovative solution to the whole issue of carbon emmissions...do you know if these suits can be mass produced? do they come in different colors?

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