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Mean Joe Green #82: Sarah Palin’s HUGE Bus and Private Jet Book Tour

The other day I came across this post (‘Is Sarah Palin’s Book Tour Killing the Planet?’) on Wend Magazine’s blog. My response after reading the headline but before reading the article was “I’m SURE it is.” But after reading the article and thinking on it a bit more, there has to be a better explanation to the reason why she is touring the country on a GIGANTIC tour bus AND a private jet plane.

Well, ENN (Earth Nightly News) broke the news on the REAL reason…

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Mean Joe Green #81: Sarah Palin Cartoon Archive

The politician that offers nothing but (mildly) good looks and soundbytes sprinkled with CRAZY, is all over the media lately because someone helped her write a book. Well, I want to take this opportunity to remind you just how dumb (I think/thought) she is…

Mean Joe Green #26: Governor Palin vs. Science
Published on September 17th, 2008

Mean Joe Green #30: All I Needed to Learn About our Nation’s Energy Woes, I Learned From a Starbucks Cup.
Published on October 10th, 2008

Mean Joe Green #33 part 2: Palin Caption Contest Winner
Published on October 29th, 2008
First place–Brent, “Don’t worry. I have been assured that with the recent advances in helicopters, AK-47’s and shredder bullets, you won’t feel a thing.”
Second Place–Derek, “You’re either with us or against us!”
Third Place–Jerry, “Hey, what’s the name of that conservation commission I chaired?”

Mean Joe Green #56: The Palin Plan–Pipeline to Presidency
Published on March 19th, 2009

More to come, I’m sure…

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Mean Joe Green #80: Wind Turbine Syndrome Will Kill Us All!…If it Were Real.

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Mean Joe Green #79: Marijuana Killer (William Randolph Hearst) Apologizes for Ruining our Country–From Beyond the Grave

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Mean Joe Green #78: Writing the Perfect Protest Sign

Rule #1: Resort to name calling/labeling
Rule #2: Never consider the other side’s motivation
Rule #3: Refer to rule 1 and 2.

I wish these folks were protesting the end result of the actual chain of events that will lead to their future joblessness, which is:
Decreasing demand for coal (due to health concerns for earthlings and earth)=lost jobs for coal miners=find another similar job to suit your skills=can’t because factory jobs have long been shipped overseas to skirt environmental regulations and to exploit cheaper labor=PICKET THAT!–picket lost middle class jobs, the shrinking middle class, and the growing disparity between the rich and poor!

These good people have a right to be angry–but not at the “Treehuggers” who want to put an end to our dependence on fossil fuels. Their hostility needs to be directed at the coal (throw in oil, plastic, and biotech) industry fat cats who have long made billions while poisoning the world (poisoning the world poisons those who live in said world).

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Mean Joe Green #77: Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s

I think Bill may be a bit confused about Apple’s success…

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Mean Joe Green #77: The State of Our Energy Future: Titanic #2 (Cartoon)

With ‘clean coal’ and nuclear power likely to play a larger-than-expected role in climate change legislation, are we heading for an iceberg? Literally, no–they’re all melting. Figuratively, maybe…

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Mean Joe Green #76: The Cartoonist vs. Big Coal

I have taken on Big Coal.

OK–obviously I cannot win. In a cage match between Big Coal and me, Big Coal would be like the real Mean Joe Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defense, and I would be…well, me–the other Mean Joe Green (although, I did play college football, for what it’s worth).

However, I am not attempting to take down Big Coal–a D2 wide receiver has little hope against a Hall of Fame defensive lineman. I am simply attempting to shine a small light on the corruption that surrounds a multi-billion dollar industry struggling to hold on to its inevitably diminishing wealth. An industry focused on profit at the expense of the health of air and water, thereby, the health of those who breathe and drink it–an industry on its way out.

Please enjoy my archive of 11 Big Coal cartoons, below (click on the cartoon titles to see the accompanying text for each cartoon):

“Clean Coal?!” from 3/29/2008

“CO2 Molecules for McCain”, from 9/11/2008

“Coal’s New Look” from 11/18/2008

“Naughty Mayors May Get Coal This Year” from 12/03/2008

“Want Coal? Expect Occassional Sludge” from 12/31/2008

“The Lights are on but Nobody’s Home” from 3/4/2009

“Rep. Rahall (D) Shows His Love for (getting money from) Coal (companies)” from 7/21/2009

“Big Coal Claims Climate Bill Unfair” from 8/7/2009

“Hunger Strike Protest for Coal and Oil” from 9/2/2009

“Old King Coal’s New Nursery Rhyme” from 9/24/2009

“CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!!” from 10/1/2009

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Mean Joe Green #75: CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!!

It’s true! According to the very intelligent folks at CO2isgreen, who have direct ties to Oil and Coal industry big wigs, more CO2 is better for us!

The Oil and Coal industries both have unlimited amounts of money, the bulk of which–I am certain–goes to research and development to make this world a better, cleaner place. So if they start a campaign called CO2isgreen with ads stating well-researched facts such as, “Higher CO2 levels than we have today would help the earth’s ecosystems…” and “more CO2 results in a ‘greener’ earth.” then, doggummit, I believe them (and I’m sure Bill McKibben does as well)!

Scroll down please. This cartoon is two panels, one on top of the other.

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Mean Joe Green #74: Old King Coal’s New Nursery Rhyme.
Will we be able to move away from dirty fossil fuels to new clean energy sources in the near future? Not if Old King Coal has his way…

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