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Gazprom gift "embearasses" Shell, Holland!

  • animalnewyork.com: The Yes Men Brought a Sedated Polar Bear to Amsterdam to "Celebrate" the Shell Gazprom Partnership - ANIMAL (archive)
  • artfcity.com: The Yes Men Strike Again (archive)
  • www.nrc.nl: The deceptive quest for the polar bear Gazprom - nrc.nl (archive)
  • www.stuff.co.nz: When Stuff Hit an Iceberg | Stuff.co.nz (orig link)
  • rtvnh.nl: RTV N-H - Nieuws - 'IJsbeer' vaart over Amsterdamse grachten (archive)
  • www.at5.nl: IJsbeer in gracht kwam rechtstreeks van Noordpool' - AT5 Echt Amsterdams Nieuws (archive)
  • www.at5.nl: IJsbeer op de gracht? - AT5 Echt Amsterdams Nieuws (orig link)

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