Unroll the green carpet, strap on an eco-gown, and let’s get voting!
Voting for the first annual “Foolies“- the official awards of Fossil Fools Day- has begun.
Vote in the online poll and this year’s winners will get a “special” delivery of their awards, all captured on video of course. Vote today!
Nominees for this year’s top prize include the CEOs of General Motors, Bank of America, ExxonMobil and Dynegy, as well as the premier of Alberta, Canada.
The “Foolies” recognize the world’s biggest contributors to our devastating global addiction to fossil fuels. The awards feature five different categories: Fossil Fool of the Year, Outstanding Performance in Corporate Greenwashing, Most Inauspicious Newcomer, Lifetime Achievement and Biggest Human Toll.
The great Commonwealth of Virginia is being represented in Most Inauspicious Newcomer category. Thomas Farrell, CEO of Dominion Power, has been nominated for the company’s plans to build a new coal-fired power plant in Virginia instead of developing clean energy. Dominion intends to use $1.8 billion of Virginian ratepayer dollars to build this “clean coal” power plant, claiming an empty two acre lot and a pipe make it carbon capture compatible!
Concerned citizens and groups opposing Dominion’s plans to build the coal fired plant are hoping to present Thomas Farrell with the award on Fossil Fool’s Day but they need your help! Cast your ballot for Farrell today.
After you’re done voting, search for a local Fossil Fools Day action targeting your favorite Fossil Fool.
If there are no actions currently scheduled, get some friends together and plan an action targeting your community or campus’s greatest Fossil Fool. Register today!
