Coal is not the answer
coalisnottheanswer.org 10/20/2008 — The truth about coal. The coal industry has spent over $40 million on misleading advertising that touts coal as the next great thing to solve the energy crisis. It’s time for a reality check. We will not stand by idly as they spew their propaganda. ...

‘Coal Booster’ McCain Would ‘Put Coal Out Of Business’
frwebgate.access.gpo.gov 11/3/2008 — ‘Coal Booster’ McCain Would ‘Put Coal Out Of Business’

27 Coal-Mining States
ket.org 11/2/2008 — COAL: Ancient Gift Serving Modern Man American Coal Foundation Although 90 percent of the country's coal reserves are concentrated in 10 states, coal in mined in 27 states and can be found in even more. Montana has the most coal, 25 percent of ...

McCain hits Obama on coal comment
politico.com 11/4/2008 — John McCain attacked rival Barack Obama Monday over comments made in January about the coal industry.

Life after coal | Gristmill: The environmental news blog
gristmill.grist.org 1/6/2009 — Suppose the leaders of this country were wise enough to put a moratorium on traditional coal (the most urgent climate policy needed, as discussed here )? How will we meet our steadily growing demand for carbon-free power over the next decade? And to ...

‘Coal Booster’ McCain Would ‘Put Coal Out Of Business’
thinkprogress.org 11/3/2008 — Speaking before a crowd at the University of Scranton, PA, Sunday afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gave himself a new title, “ coal booster “: My friends, you know what Senator Obama said about a year ago, he said he had not been a, ...

Coal Front Group Forced To Take Down ‘Coal Carolers’ Campaign In The Face Of Widespread Scorn
thinkprogress.org 12/12/2008 — On Wednesday, ThinkProgress reported on a holiday campaign by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), a coal industry front group, featuring illustrated lumps of coal singing Christmas carols whose altered lyrics praised coal ...

Ohio Coal Association Says Obama Remarks Make It Clear: Obama Ticket Not Supportive of Coal
breitbart.com 11/3/2008 — COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire--USNewswire/ -- Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association (OCA), today issued the following statement in response to just-released remarks from Senator Barack Obama about the nation's coal industry.  ...

EPA Appeals Board: Clean Coal or No Coal
openleft.com 11/14/2008 — The Sierra Club has just won a case before the EPA appeals board which will make it very hard to build new coal plants unless they actually have carbon mitigating technology in place.  Looks like we're headed to clean coal or no coal (of course ...

Massive Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee puts the lie to Clean Coal
desmogblog.com 12/23/2008 — When it comes to PR spindoctoring there is always one surefire cure - reality. If you were fooled by the multimillion dollar "clean coal" PR marketing campaign take a look at this video footage of a massive flood of toxic coal sludge from a dam ...