December 23, 2010
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Island Nation Busted for Fake Eco Cred
by Jimbo
Environmental Correspondent (Tree-Hugger)The international community is in shock today after the Quebec University Environment and Energy Renewability (QUEER) group's assessment was released detailing island nation Jimbonia's renewable energy efforts. Jimbonia was recently lauded for its extensive use of wind turbines across its countryside while only switching to fossil fuels when the wind isn't blowing. However, other countries began to ask questions when examining its massive importations of oil and coal.
The QUEER study showed that while Jimbonia's wind turbine infrastructure was large, the turbines were free-spinning and did not produce any actual electricity. "They were just for looks," said QUEER representative William Liam. "They wanted to look good to other countries, but lacked the resources to actually use the turbines."
Jimbonia's president Jimbo denounced these findings as ridiculous. "No, no, no. That's silly talk. We are, uh… we're using those turbines alright. We're just using them so effectively that they only appeared to not do anything. Those QUEER guys don't know what they're talking about."
The group is now investigating several other countries across the globe for imaginary renewable energy efforts.
