Since his election in 2011, Governor Scott has ordered the Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, to refrain from using the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” He says he’s not convinced humans cause climate change. Artist Jay Critchley would like to help the governor out by proposing he use the term, “Mobil Warming.”
“I can appreciate his position but it leaves the public confused. ‘Mobil Warming’ will allow Governor Scott to boldly state his policy towards ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and other multi-nationals so cozy with the Republican Party,” states the Provincetown, Massachusetts-based artist. The federal government has proposed opening up the south Atlantic coast to oil and gas drilling.
Critchley will speak at Florida Atlantic University on Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00pm, at the Performing Arts Building, Room 101, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. His presentation is entitled, “Don’t Be Crude: Art & the Energy Grid.” It will be preceded by a Meet and Greet at 6:00pm with activists and artists. Both events are free and open to the public. The artist's website: www.jaycritchley.com
