Amy Goodman
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Posing as U.S. Officials, Yes Men Announce Renewable Energy Revolution at Homeland Security Congress
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4:30Now PlayingThe culture jamming activist group The Yes Men have struck again. Earlier this week, members of the group spoke at the Homeland Security Congress posing as U.S. government officials. At the conference, they announced a fictitious new U.S. government plan called "American Renewable CleanEnergy Network" to convert the United States to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. After the announcement, The Yes Men and indigenous activists led the audience in a large circle dance to celebrate the fictitious plan. We air excerpts from their action, including the speeches delivered by "Benedict Waterman," Undersecretary of Policy Implementation at the U.S. Department of Energy, and "Bana Slowhorse," a Bureau of Indian Affairs official with the Wannabe Tribe.
The group joins us in studio to talk about their action. Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum are two members of The Yes Men, and Gitz Crazyboy is an activist fighting tar sands extraction in his native lands.
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