'No one cares more about the environment than oil companies'

Colbert parodies Big Oil greenwashing 1

Last night, The Colbert Report marked the expiration of the moratorium on offshore drilling with this brilliant parody of Big Oil greenwashing. "A lot of people talk about loving the earth. But how many of them actually penetrate it?" asked Colbert.

Watch the Colbert sketch:

Now compare it to a real ad from Chevron:

Kate Sheppard is Grist’s political reporter.

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  1. archigeek Posted 2:11 am
    02 Oct 2008

    Lol all week...The Daily Show and Colbert have been brilliant all week. It's good to be laughing as you're being bent over and economically raped by our Senators and their Masters. What to expect from a failed democratic Republic. Thanks George W. Bush, the Republican and--to a somewhat lesser extant--the Democratic parties for our mismanaged and stolen country.

    The mellotron is your friend.

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