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Why adbusting is more important than ever

By Erik Curren | June 10, 2011

Culture Jam

Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge and Why We Must is not a new book -- it first came out in 1999. But given how important it will be to the world's climate and energy future to dislodge Big Oil, Big Coal and other polluting corporations from control of government -- and given how hard this will be to do -- the guerrilla approach of culture jamming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: activism, Adbusters, Buy Nothing Day, consumerism, culture jamming, Kalle Lasn, plutocracy, Wisconsin

Coal industry punk’d by hilarious spoof website

By Erik Curren | May 12, 2011

Kidz Koal Korner graphic

"Why free inhalers? Because COAL CARES. For kids who have no choice but to use an inhaler, Coal Cares™ lets them inhale with pride," announces a website that claims to be "a goodwill campaign from your neighbors at Peabody Coal." But Coal Cares is actually a spoof done in the culture-jamming style of Adbusters or The Yes Men by a new coalition called Coal Kills Kids. As a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Adbusters, Big Coal, culture jamming, mountaintop removal, Peabody Energy, satire, The Yes Men

Coen brothers’ spoof still cuts the fog

By Staff Reports | January 19, 2011

"Is regular clean clean enough for your family? Not when you can have clean coal clean," says the pitchman. Culture jamming In a media environment where multinational conglomerates pump out a steady toxic stream of dumb-and-dumber entertainment and corporate propaganda, culture jamming is one of the best ways to help get attention for the truth. As the merry pranksters at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: clean coal, Coen brothers, culture jamming

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