Chevron Thinks We're Stupid

The folks at Chevron must really think we're stupid.

They think we'll fall for their ridiculous attempts to greenwash the company's image even while they refuse to take responsibility for Chevron's oily messes and human rights abuses in countless communities around the world.

Let Chevron know that we're not fooled and that we agree oil companies should clean up their messes. Share the spoof posters and videos on this site, or better yet, create your own!

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The Sacramento Bee - Inside the minds of corporate pranksters Great article about the Yes Men and how RAN worked with them to punk Chevron's "We Agree" greenwash campaign.

Funny or Die spoofs Chevron

Chevron's "We Agree" ad campaign is so rife with bitter but mock-worthy irony that the comedic geniuses at FunnyOrDie.com felt compelled to spoof one of the commercials and create a behind the scenes video about how oil companies conspire to manipulate the public with their PR campaigns. Hope this video inspires you remix Chevron's new ad campaign and show the company exactly what we think of its greenwash!

DIY Spoofing

We’re not making this up — as part of its plan to prove what a fantastic corporate citizen it is, Chevron gave away a few thousand mosquito nets in Angola. To our knowledge, mosquito nets absorb absolutely none of the oil Chevron has spilled there — and the impacts of oil operations in some parts of Angola are so severe that most of the sand on the shores is black in color and the beaches cannot be used.

Chevron has promised funding to restore the damaged ecosystem, but has yet to act — except for donating those nets. Check out Chevron's self-congratulatory Facebook post (includes plenty of photos), grab whatever spoofing resources you need, and go to town. When you're done, don't forget to post your results on your Facebook and Twitter, and submit it to this site so we can feature it!