youtube.com - 2/4/2009
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The December 22, 2008 Kingston coal ash spill was 100 times larger than the Exxon Valdez spill, destroying homes and contaminating rivers with arsenic, selen...
triplepundit.com - 2/4/2009
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triplepundit.com —
Clean%20Coal.jpg Now that the President’s stimulus bill has
moved to the Senate, the clean energy debate is
likely to take a different tack, raising the more fundamental issue of what constitutes “clean energy” and who gets to define it. The Senators ...
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Stimulus Plan: Senate Version Adds Funding for Clean ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
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President Obama has been a longtime supporter of
"clean coal," the still-illusory concept of coal-fired power plants
that can capture and store the carbon emissions that they generate. The environmental movement tends to view "clean coal" with ...
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Is the FutureGen 'Clean Coal' Project Back in the ...
westernfrontamerica.com - 1/29/2009
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westernfrontamerica.com —
Coal, as you may recall, is on the
Obama hit list because its use, according to the
environmental loonies, will doom the Earth to a global warming that is not happening.
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Coal, Glorious Coal!
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America Realizes: ‘Coal Makes No Sense In This Day And Age’
Wonk Room —
The coal industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to get out the message of “clean coal,” through front groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, campaign contributions, and an army of lobbyists. But the devastating December 22, 2008 coal ash slurry spill of the Kingston Fossil Plant in rural Tennessee broke through the cacophony of clean coal carolers. This ThinkProgress Wonk Room video is a stark reminder that in reality, coal isn’t clean.
Watch it:
This week alone, the news of progress away from dirty coal has reached a fever pitch: ...
Video: The reality about ‘clean’ coal.
Think Progress —
The coal industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to convince the public that clean coal is more than a myth (it isn’t). Its gimmicks have included “blogger brigades,” cartoon “coal carolers,” and countless ads. The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson has put together a short video spoofing these ads to show the truth about dirty coal. Watch it: ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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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 ...
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