Ethical Oil: The Puppet Rap

onMar 16, 2012 @ 11:19 PDT

It’s time for Friday funnies, and the top hit today is Ethical Oil: the Puppet Rap, which first popped up over at The Tyee.

It’s a foul-mouthed, satirical music video remix of Kathryn Marshall’s ridiculous PR gymnastics to avoid answering a basic question from CBC‘s Evan Solomon whether Enbridge funds the Ethical Oil Institute. The second half features “Easy-E” Ezra Levant, the founder of the Ethical Oil Institute and creator of the ‘ethical oil’ talking point.

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By Brendan DeMelle

Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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