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Al Gore leads new ‘Reality’ Coalition to debunk ‘clean coal’ myth.
Think Progress —
Today, Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, the League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club launched the “Reality” Coalition, a national grassroots and advertising effort to tell a simple truth: there is no such thing as “clean coal.” The coalition is arguing that coal cannot be considered clean until its carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, and that until coal is truly clean, there should be no new coal-fired power plants built in America. Watch their new ad: ...
Hullabaloo — On Not Using Corporate-Created Buzzwords, Part II by dday Wow, when I wrote this brief yesterday about the dangers of clean coal, I honestly had no idea that an entire campaign was being readied by Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, the Sierra Club, The League of Conservation Voters, the NRDC and several other enviro groups, in a coalition they call The Reality Campaign. Their first TV ad is sharp and to the point. There are some solid quotes in their press release: "The reality is that there's not a single ...
Gore's "Reality Coalition" Fighting "Clean Coal"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Today, Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club launched the Reality Coalition, a national grassroots and advertising effort with a simple message: in reality, there is no such thing as clean coal. Coal, they say, cannot be considered clean until its carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored. The Coalition is backing a multi-million dollar ad campaign, running in print, broadcast and online media and supported by the website www.ThisIsReality.org.
In a recent ...
Gore's "Reality Coalition" Fighting "Clean Coal"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Today, Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club launched the Reality Coalition, a national grassroots and advertising effort with a simple message: in reality, there is no such thing as clean coal. Coal, they say, cannot be considered clean until its carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored. The Coalition is backing a multi-million dollar ad campaign, running in print, broadcast and online media and supported by the website www.ThisIsReality.org.
In a recent ...
Al Gore Takes on Clean Coal
Open Left - Front Page —
Even as King Coal is trying to put a $6 billion coal plant in Virginia, Al Gore and a whole lot of DC green groups are beginning a campaign to point out that there is no such thing as clean coal. Their web site is This is Reality. This is part of a larger movement to wean us off of fossil fuels, which Congresswoman Donna Edwards has already endorsed.
The Reality campaign is the first TV campaign to go after the coal industry directly, and hopefully it will demystify this industry's power.
“Clean Coal”
Oliver Willis —
Hmmmm. Not so much.
Clean Creation Technology
Jesus' General —
Arthur Blessit Evangelist Dear Mr. Blessit, I'll just come right out and say it. Your plan to put a cross into orbit is misguided.By your own admission, no one will be able to see it. What purpose does that serve? What is the value of a cross that can't be seen? I want you to do something. Please go outside on Christmas Eve, the night before one of our holiest holidays,and look at the moon. Do you know what you'll see? It won't be a cross; it'll be a crescent moon, the symbol of Islam. Everyone in the Northern Hemisphere will see it. How can an invisible cross beat that? Forget about your ...
Diane Farsetta: The 2008 Falsies Awards
The Latest on Air America —
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin , for taking "election spin to new lows," for "fak[ing] being a viable candidate," for "whipping up fear over 'the other'" and accusing Obama of "palling around with terrorists"; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke , for their "'handling' [of] the financial debacle" and the financial industry, for its "spinning and lobbying around the bank (and now auto industry) bailouts"; and Fox News , for "excellence in distortion," for "relentlessly and slavishly hewing to the Republican Party line" and for their "economic 'experts' [who] tell ...
White House Lawyers Look to Limit Commercial Use of President
Open Left - Front Page —
I got taken on an unexpected political and emotional roller coaster ride when reading this AP article by Julianna Goldman: White House Lawyers Look to Limit Commercial Use of President My first reaction to that headline was to picture a crackdown on the little-guy vendors I see around DC proudly selling their Obama t-shirts, pins, and other wares. (Who could be against that guy on the right?) But then I read this, and I got a little more open minded to a crackdown: Obama’s calls for change and his “Yes We Can” campaign mantra are being evoked to sell assembly-required furniture in ...
Obama Vs. Gore? Coal Debate Heats Up (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Though President Obama's EPA seems to be cautious about coal, the President's own stance remains unclear. During the presidential campaign, he (like his opponent, Senator McCain) frequently mentioned and praised the idea of "clean coal."
But environmentalists -- and victims of massive coal spills -- will tell you that "clean coal" doesn't exist. And around the time Obama was talking about "clean coal" on the campaign trail, former Vice President Al Gore was encouraging civil disobedience against coal.
That's the crux of a new Bloomberg piece that frames the clean coal debate as one between Gore and Obama:
The Gore-Obama ...
