Styrofoam Statue Of Liberty Draws Outrage From Environmentalists

Styrofoam Statue Of Liberty Draws Outrage From Environmentalists

Perhaps it's a fitting tribute to a country that wore the 'Biggest Polluter' crown for so long: a 130-foot, 50,000-lb replica of the Statue of Liberty, made entirely of foam and sprayed-on plastic. The company that commissioned the statue, however, wasn't trying to be ironic or make a point. They really thought it was a good idea to construct this thing - which is only 13 feet shorter than the original Statue of Liberty - made up of what the Sierra Club calls 'the ultimate waste product'.

YTB (Your Travel Biz) has commissioned the Beryl Martin Company of northwest Indiana to create the statue for YTB's travel convention, held in August 2008 in St. Louis. See the video . . .

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