Earth Day Art Contest Showcases ‘Awesomeness’ of Fossil Fuels
- Contest being held by group with ties to coal, oil companies
- The winner gets a $100 gift card to spend on gasoline
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Earth Day may not seem an obvious time to celebrate fossil fuels.
The Independence Institute, a Denver-based free-market think tank that has ties to the oil and coal industries, wants to change that. It is having an "Earth Day Fossil Fuels Art Contest" meant to showcase "the awesomeness of fossil fuels."