Yes Men fool college students into thinking their school divested from fossil fuels

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By Holly RichmondMay 21, 2014, 5:18 pm70 ptsTrending
ItzaFineDayIgor Vamos, one half of The Yes Man, in a 2007 prank. College students are speaking up loud and clear: They want their schools to cease investing in fossil fuels. (Sometimes this even happens in rap form!) At least 11 colleges and universities have committed to dirty energy divestment so far,…

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