Media Advisory from Avaaz.org via email.

Climate Leadership in Question at Harper-Obama Meeting
‘Carbon Bigfoot’ Harper and President Obama to Sip from Dirty Oil Sands Milkshake

Washington DC — During their meeting this Wednesday, President Obama, and ‘Carbon Bigfoot’ Harper will be sipping from a larger-than-life dirty oil sands milkshake. Harper will appear as a hairy and foolish Bigfoot character who has no qualms about his enormous carbon footprint.

The leaders plan to discuss commitments to climate change solutions ahead of the G20 Summit later this month. However, Harper’s climate policies make Canada one of the countries most impeding progress on the global climate treaty that countries will supposedly agree on this December. Carbon Bigfoot Harper is also a strong supporter of dirty oil sands, which contribute to global warming pollution and cause major local damage on indigenous lands in the borreal forest of Canada, where they are extracted. The US imports dirty oil sands from Canada, and recently approved the Alberta-Minnesota Clipper pipeline, which will promote more destruction and pollution in both the US and Canada.

On Wednesday, Harper, the climate offender, and his enormous carbon footprint will be exposed, making it clear that Canada is right now weak and irresponsible when it comes to international leadership on climate change.

EXCELLENT PHOTO OP: Climate Activists posing as ‘Carbon Bigfoot’ Harper and President Obama with Larger-than-Life Oil Sands Milkshake and calling for a fair, ambitious, and binding global climate treaty in Copenhagen this December

WHERE: Outside the White House northwest gate

WHEN: Wednesday, September 16th, 2009, during Obama and Harper’s meeting


WHO: Youth Climate Activists working with Avaaz.org to secure a fair, ambitious and binding global climate treaty this year