Oil Crisis

Activist Strike at Shell with the Help of Yes Men

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Shell blocked website access that a group of activists that managed to email Shell's internal division employees.  The fake email directed the employees to a site regarding information about the litigation between Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.  The website was blocked within minutes, but the ploy by the Yes Men-aided stunt re-emailed the recipients a new URL and link for the employees to continue to find out about what Shell employees may not have known.

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