Green Options » Mean Joe Green http://greenoptions.com/tag/mean-joe-green Posts tagged 'Mean Joe Green' Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Writing the Perfect Protest Sign (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/11/06/writing-the-perfect-protest-sign-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/11/06/writing-the-perfect-protest-sign-cartoon/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:26 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/11/06/writing-the-perfect-protest-sign-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #78: Writing the Perfect Protest Sign

Rule #1: Resort to name calling/labeling
Rule #2: Never consider the other side’s motivation
Rule #3: Refer to rule 1 and 2.

I wish these folks were protesting the end result of the actual chain of events that will lead to their future joblessness, which is:
Decreasing demand for coal (due to health concerns for earthlings and earth)=lost jobs for coal miners=find another similar job to suit your skills=can’t because factory jobs have long been shipped overseas to skirt environmental regulations and to exploit cheaper labor=PICKET THAT!–picket lost middle class jobs, the shrinking middle class, and the growing disparity between the rich and poor!

These good people have a right to be angry–but not at the “Treehuggers” who want to put an end to our dependence on fossil fuels. Their hostility needs to be directed at the coal (throw in oil, plastic, and biotech) industry fat cats who have long made billions while poisoning the world (poisoning the world poisons those who live in said world).

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/11/06/writing-the-perfect-protest-sign-cartoon/feed/ Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:52 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #77: Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s

I think Bill may be a bit confused about Apple’s success…

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/feed/ Our Energy Future: Titanic #2 (Cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/21/our-energy-future-titanic-2-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/21/our-energy-future-titanic-2-cartoon/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:13:20 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/21/our-energy-future-titanic-2-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #77: The State of Our Energy Future: Titanic #2 (Cartoon)

With ‘clean coal’ and nuclear power likely to play a larger-than-expected role in climate change legislation, are we heading for an iceberg? Literally, no–they’re all melting. Figuratively, maybe…

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/21/our-energy-future-titanic-2-cartoon/feed/ The Cartoonist vs. Big Coal (cartoons) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/13/the-cartoonist-vs-big-coal-cartoons/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/13/the-cartoonist-vs-big-coal-cartoons/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:13:09 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/13/the-cartoonist-vs-big-coal-cartoons/ Mean Joe Green #76: The Cartoonist vs. Big Coal

I have taken on Big Coal.

OK–obviously I cannot win. In a cage match between Big Coal and me, Big Coal would be like the real Mean Joe Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defense, and I would be…well, me–the other Mean Joe Green (although, I did play college football, for what it’s worth).

However, I am not attempting to take down Big Coal–a D2 wide receiver has little hope against a Hall of Fame defensive lineman. I am simply attempting to shine a small light on the corruption that surrounds a multi-billion dollar industry struggling to hold on to its inevitably diminishing wealth. An industry focused on profit at the expense of the health of air and water, thereby, the health of those who breathe and drink it–an industry on its way out.

Please enjoy my archive of 11 Big Coal cartoons, below (click on the cartoon titles to see the accompanying text for each cartoon):

“Clean Coal?!” from 3/29/2008

“CO2 Molecules for McCain”, from 9/11/2008

“Coal’s New Look” from 11/18/2008

“Naughty Mayors May Get Coal This Year” from 12/03/2008

“Want Coal? Expect Occassional Sludge” from 12/31/2008

“The Lights are on but Nobody’s Home” from 3/4/2009

“Rep. Rahall (D) Shows His Love for (getting money from) Coal (companies)” from 7/21/2009

“Big Coal Claims Climate Bill Unfair” from 8/7/2009

“Hunger Strike Protest for Coal and Oil” from 9/2/2009

“Old King Coal’s New Nursery Rhyme” from 9/24/2009

“CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!!” from 10/1/2009

Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive, #’s 1-76

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/13/the-cartoonist-vs-big-coal-cartoons/feed/ CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!! (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/01/co2-isnt-good-for-youits-great-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/01/co2-isnt-good-for-youits-great-cartoon/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:13:17 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/01/co2-isnt-good-for-youits-great-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #75: CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!!

It’s true! According to the very intelligent folks at CO2isgreen, who have direct ties to Oil and Coal industry big wigs, more CO2 is better for us!

The Oil and Coal industries both have unlimited amounts of money, the bulk of which–I am certain–goes to research and development to make this world a better, cleaner place. So if they start a campaign called CO2isgreen with ads stating well-researched facts such as, “Higher CO2 levels than we have today would help the earth’s ecosystems…” and “more CO2 results in a ‘greener’ earth.” then, doggummit, I believe them (and I’m sure Bill McKibben does as well)!

Scroll down please. This cartoon is two panels, one on top of the other.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/01/co2-isnt-good-for-youits-great-cartoon/feed/ Old King Coal’s New Nursery Rhyme (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/24/old-king-coals-new-nursery-rhyme/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/24/old-king-coals-new-nursery-rhyme/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:13:40 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/24/old-king-coals-new-nursery-rhyme/ Mean Joe Green #74: Old King Coal’s New Nursery Rhyme.
Will we be able to move away from dirty fossil fuels to new clean energy sources in the near future? Not if Old King Coal has his way…

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/24/old-king-coals-new-nursery-rhyme/feed/ When Climate Change and Health Care Reform Collide (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/15/when-climate-change-and-health-care-reform-collide-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/15/when-climate-change-and-health-care-reform-collide-cartoon/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:41:43 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/15/when-climate-change-and-health-care-reform-collide-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #73: When Climate Change and Health Care Reform Collide

Can “We the People” who got us into this mess be counted on to get us out of it?

…not looking good.

Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/15/when-climate-change-and-health-care-reform-collide-cartoon/feed/ Hunger Strike Protest for Coal and Oil (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/02/hunger-strike-protest-for-coal-and-oil-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/02/hunger-strike-protest-for-coal-and-oil-cartoon/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:13:24 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/02/hunger-strike-protest-for-coal-and-oil-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #72: Hunger Strike for Coal and Oil

Given the recent track record of Bonner and Associates (fake letter writing, fake health care opponents, phony “FACES” of Coal…) this tactic may very well be next.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/09/02/hunger-strike-protest-for-coal-and-oil-cartoon/feed/ Sex Sells…Wind Turbines (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/27/sex-sellswind-turbines-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/27/sex-sellswind-turbines-cartoon/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:26:20 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/27/sex-sellswind-turbines-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green cartoon #71: Sex Sells…Wind Turbines

I guess I’m on a pole dancing kick this week. But, my (very short) post on nude pole dancing on the subway inspired thoughts of how renewable energy needs to get a little “sexier”.

This should do the trick…

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/27/sex-sellswind-turbines-cartoon/feed/ Mean Joe Green #70: Big Coal Claims Climate Bill Unfair http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-70-big-coal-claims-climate-bill-unfair/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-70-big-coal-claims-climate-bill-unfair/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:37:33 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-70-big-coal-claims-climate-bill-unfair/ 10 Democartic Representatives from coal-dependent states sent a letter to Obama sharing that they will not support the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill.

Sens. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Carl Levin (Mich.), Robert Casey (Penn.), Arlen Specter (Penn.), Robert Byrd (W.Va.), Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Russell Feingold (Wis.), and Al Franken (Minn.) signed the letter saying a climate bill should “include provisions to maintain a level playing field for American manufacturing.”

A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?!?!? Big Coal is complaining (to their senators apparently) that they are concerned about a level playing field. That is HILARIOUS!

Mean Joe Green cartoon archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-70-big-coal-claims-climate-bill-unfair/feed/ Mean Joe Green # 69: Why Bush Classified the Spy Satellite Images http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-69-why-bush-classified-the-spy-satellite-images/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-69-why-bush-classified-the-spy-satellite-images/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:13:53 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-69-why-bush-classified-the-spy-satellite-images/ Many of the images we’ve seen of the waters in Barrow Alaska don’t really tell the whole story of why Bush classified these spy satellite images.

Don’t fret. Earth Nightly News (ENN) was able to zoom in on said images revealing just what may be causing the waters to warm up there…

Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/08/07/mean-joe-green-69-why-bush-classified-the-spy-satellite-images/feed/ Mean Joe Green #68: Glenn Beck Hates White People http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/31/mean-joe-green-68-glenn-beck-hates-white-people/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/31/mean-joe-green-68-glenn-beck-hates-white-people/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:13:40 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/31/mean-joe-green-68-glenn-beck-hates-white-people/ Glenn Beck recently called President Obama a ‘white racist’ and Van Jones a ‘black nationalist’ and ‘avowed communist’. He’s also compared Al Gore to Hitler, has expressed hatred for Jimmy Carter, and has said he’s thought about killing Michael Moore, among many other wonderfully angry things.

Well Glenn, it’s well known in the world of psychology that what you hate most in others may be the shadow in yourself. Therefore, apparently under that doughy, tough-talking exterior lies a little, angry (still doughy) man who is dying to let out his white-people hating, liberal loving, black nationalist, communist, socialist, Hitler-esque self…

Mean Joe Green Archives (a few more Glenn Beck toons can be found in the archive)

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/31/mean-joe-green-68-glenn-beck-hates-white-people/feed/ Mean Joe Green #67: Rep. Rahall (D) Shows His Love for (getting money from) Coal (companies) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/21/rep-rahall-d-shows-his-love-for-getting-money-from-coal-companies/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/21/rep-rahall-d-shows-his-love-for-getting-money-from-coal-companies/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:13:11 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/21/rep-rahall-d-shows-his-love-for-getting-money-from-coal-companies/ $11,000 to show your “love” for coal by jumping out of a plane?!

If the coal industry’s ringtone didn’t kill the hopes and dreams of the renewable energy revolution, this certainly will.

More

Nick Rahall Jumps From a Plane for Coal. Here’s Why.
Rep. Rahall to leap out of a plane on behalf of coal

Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/21/rep-rahall-d-shows-his-love-for-getting-money-from-coal-companies/feed/ Mean Joe Green #66: Global Warming Claims the Lives of Three Hip Hop Stars http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/10/global-warming-claims-the-lives-of-three-hip-hop-stars/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/10/global-warming-claims-the-lives-of-three-hip-hop-stars/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:13:55 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/10/global-warming-claims-the-lives-of-three-hip-hop-stars/ Hopefully the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill will get through the Senate like it did the House. Unfortunately, for these moguls of rap from the 1990’s, it’s too late…
Vanilla Ice, Ice Cube, and Ice-T melt

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Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/10/global-warming-claims-the-lives-of-three-hip-hop-stars/feed/ Mean Joe Green #65: Infant Offers Insight on Climate Change http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/17/mean-joe-green-65-infant-offers-insight-on-climate-change/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/17/mean-joe-green-65-infant-offers-insight-on-climate-change/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:42:21 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/17/mean-joe-green-65-infant-offers-insight-on-climate-change/ Poor kid must’ve gotten a peak at the recent government report on how climate change will affect the U.S.

…Poor kids.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/17/mean-joe-green-65-infant-offers-insight-on-climate-change/feed/ Mean Joe Green #63.2: Caption Contest#3’s Winner! http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/16/mean-joe-green-632-caption-contest3s-winner/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/16/mean-joe-green-632-caption-contest3s-winner/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:00:38 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/16/mean-joe-green-632-caption-contest3s-winner/ Congratulations to Adam of St. Louis!

Thanks to all who participated!!!

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/16/mean-joe-green-632-caption-contest3s-winner/feed/ Mean Joe Green #64: Newt Gingrich Admits to Being an Alien http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/11/mean-joe-green-64-newt-gingrich-admits-to-being-an-alien/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/11/mean-joe-green-64-newt-gingrich-admits-to-being-an-alien/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:28:20 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/11/mean-joe-green-64-newt-gingrich-admits-to-being-an-alien/ A lot of things make much more sense now. I wonder what planet he comes from. And, more importantly, I wonder why so many republicans cheered when he announced that he is not of this world. How long have they known?!?!
…I’m scared.

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Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

…and don’t forget to add a caption to this week’s caption contest! Winner to be announced Monday.

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/11/mean-joe-green-64-newt-gingrich-admits-to-being-an-alien/feed/ Mean Joe Green #63: Caption Contest 3–Hummers for China? http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/03/mean-joe-green-63-caption-contest-3-hummers-for-china/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/03/mean-joe-green-63-caption-contest-3-hummers-for-china/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:26:04 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/03/mean-joe-green-63-caption-contest-3-hummers-for-china/ Welcome to the third official “Caption Contest” for Mean Joe Green and Red, Green, and Blue!

Rules for Participation:
1. Look at the cartoon below.
2. Think of a caption to accompany the cartoon.
3. Post your caption in the comments section.

The winning caption will be published (with author’s name as posted in comment section) in Red Green and Blue sometime next week.

Enjoy!
-MJG

GM unloads Hummer to Chinese buyer

Previous Caption Contests

Monsanto, I Presume? Mean Joe Green #44: Caption Contest 2 Winner
Mean Joe Green #33 part 2: Caption Contest Winner

Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/03/mean-joe-green-63-caption-contest-3-hummers-for-china/feed/ Mean Joe Green #62: GOP Congressman at it Again http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/14/mean-joe-green-62gop-congressman-at-it-again/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/14/mean-joe-green-62gop-congressman-at-it-again/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 12:13:26 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/14/mean-joe-green-62gop-congressman-at-it-again/ Joe Barton (R-TX) makes cartooning easy, there’s nothing to make up, he says it all himself.

Have a look for yourself below. And if you need to be reminded of his thought provoking stance on wind power take a look at this one.

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Mean Joe Green Cartoon Archive

]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/14/mean-joe-green-62gop-congressman-at-it-again/feed/ Mean Joe Green #61: Monsanto Grows a Genetically Modified Blogger http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/04/mean-joe-green-61-monsanto-grows-a-genetically-modified-blogger/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/04/mean-joe-green-61-monsanto-grows-a-genetically-modified-blogger/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 11:31:59 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/05/04/mean-joe-green-61-monsanto-grows-a-genetically-modified-blogger/ Monsanto, the company that brought you saccharine, aspartame, herbicides 2,4,5-T, DDT, Agent Orange, a variety of plastics including polystyrene, synthetic fibers, bovine growth hormone (BST, rBGH), PCBs, nuclear weapons, the potentially carcinogenic RoundUp, a variety of maize that may cause liver and kidney toxicity, lawsuits against small farmers who do not want to use their products, a myriad of environmental disasters, and genetically modified crops that are introduced into our food system without proper labelling or proper testing for safety–now offers up in its defense their very own genetically modified blogger.

Before we get to said blogger I’d like to link this passage from Wikipedia, offering a very small taste of Monsanto’s activity in the US (I have linked to much more information after the cartoon).

Read more of this story »

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