{"id":623,"date":"2010-09-09T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2010\/09\/09\/environmentalist-loonies\/"},"modified":"2010-09-09T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T22:21:00","slug":"environmentalist-loonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2010\/09\/09\/environmentalist-loonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmentalist loonies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently came across an environmental campaign that is so unique, so creative, and so effective, that it blew me away.<\/p>\n

This is a Canadian one dollar coin, aka loonie<\/a>*, featuring an image of a common loon, and also Gavia immer<\/i> on the other side (sorry, Your Majesty! Couldn’t resist that one).<\/p>\n

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(image source)<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n

This is the loonie I got in my change last week:<\/p>\n

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(it’s a sticker, in case that’s not obvious from the photo!)<\/i><\/div>\n

WOW. Seriously nice work – what a striking, unambiguous combination of image and URL.<\/p>\n

Of course I went straight to their website, where I signed the petition<\/a> – Enbridge Inc wants to bring the first ever crude oil supertankers to Canada’s Pacific north coast, and this group is asking Parliament to legislate a permanent ban on oil tankers in these waters<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I also found a solution to my dilemma. See, I love my modified loonie so much that I want to keep it, but I also understand that the whole point is to keep it circulating so others can see it and be inspired to sign the petition. So I’ve donated $10 in exchange for 42 decals that I can attach to other loonies and send out into the wild.<\/strong>

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Seriously, the people behind this campaign are geniuses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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*two dollar coins are, of course, called toonies<\/a>. When Mad Hatter visited last year <\/a>she needed change for a $10 bill for her bus fare, and the waitress she asked replied “sure, are loonies and toonies OK?” Mad Hatter turned to me with a look of sheer uncomprehending panic that was absolutely hilarious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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