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Greenpeace’s Lego Video Aims To End Shell Partnership

Screen Shot 2014-02-10 at 16.29.29Extracts from an article by Katherine Boehrer published by The Huffington Post on 7 July 2014

Greenpeace’s most recent video targets popular toy brand Lego for its partnership with Shell. Though it begins innocently enough, panning over a Lego winter wonderland full of polar bears, wolves and icebergs, the video takes a sinister twist when a Lego version of a Shell drilling rig begins to flood the scene with oil.

Richard Beer, the Creative Director behind the film, said that although they love Lego, they hate to see the company “being used by Shell.” The final frames of the video highlight this message, saying, “Shell is polluting our kids’ imaginations. Tell Lego to end its partnership with Shell.”

Lego has partnered with Shell since 2011 to highlight the company’s brand in its toys, including a series of Lego cars available only at Shell. Shell has been under fire by environmental groups for its plans to expand offshore drilling in the Arctic, as questions continue about the environmental impact of drilling in such a sensitive area.

Greenpeace’s Arctic Campaigner, Mel Evans, argues that Shell is a huge contributor to climate change, a threat to children worldwide. If Lego really supports leaving a better planet for our kids, she said in a statement, they will end their partnership with Shell.

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