Vintage illustration satirizing greenwashing with a Rube Goldberg machine, cartoon workers, '100% Eco-Friendly Progress!', and 'Our Planet Our Profit' text.

This piece would satirize corporate "greenwashing" and the illusion of sustainability. Image of a Rube Goldberg-esque machine made of various elements representing industries that contribute to environmental issues (eg, a mini oil rig, a smoking factory chimney, a tiny plastic bottle mountain). The Parody/Illusion: The machine's purpose appears to be to "clean" something, perhaps a single drop of dirty water, or to produce a single, pristine flower. However, the energy and resources consumed by the machine to achieve this tiny, performative act of "greenness" are comically excessive and environmentally damaging themselves. You could have tiny, smiling, anthropomorphic corporate mascots diligently but blindly operating levers and pushing buttons. Visual Elements: Main Machine: Industrial gears, pipes, chimneys, conveyor belts. "Green" Output: A single, ridiculously perfect flower, or a tiny droplet of "clean" water falling into a pristine, glowing basin. Underlying "Pollution": Subtle, darker elements beneath the surface or emitting from the machine, showing the true environmental cost – maybe a shadowy pool of "toxic waste" cleverly disguised as a reflection, or pipes leading off-frame to unseen, polluting processes. Text (Optional): Small, ironic slogans like "100% Eco-Friendly Progress!" or "Our Planet, Our Profit." See more