The Good: Greenpeace and the 1 million people who signed the Arctic Scroll.
The Bad: Royal Dutch Shell.
The Polar Bear: Well, you couldn't possibly describe our polar bear as being ugly - could you (just look at the pic above, which was incidentally the most liked on Facebook)?
We first met the bear with no name frolicking and sometimes struggling in mud at T in the Park 2 weeks ago. He explained he had been orphaned - what with the melting ice and all that. So we took pity on him and launched a competion by inviting the public to come up with an appropriate name for a polar bear. The winner would get a cake as a prize.
Eventually we came up with a winning name and from now on our polar bear will be known as Frosty Bear.
As you can see from the pic. he's actually really friendly, but in reality though he's mean. Real mean. He's mean at Shell for threatening his former home up in the Arctic. And he's not afraid to express his ire, 'them goddam sons of bitches ain't got no clue. Am a gonna have them!'
And who would bet against him getting the upper hand in a high noon face-off with Shell chief executive Peter Voser.
Spaghetti western theme tune...
Meanwhile back at the ranch... !
Yesterdays protest at the Shell Garage at Alexandra Parade went really well. It attracted a lot of attention and we gave out a lot of stickers and leaflets to passers by. And with similar actions going on around the UK and globally, it really was a memorable day.
The fact that the Arctic Scroll had reached a million names was of course an extra bonus and helped to galvanise everyone.
So once again, thanks to everyone who participated. Here's tae the next time!
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