Archive - Dec 13, 2008

Clean, cuddly coal? I don't think so, but the coal industry continues to try and create the allusion. Although the 'Clean Coal Carolers' are no longer on the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity's (ACCCE) website, ThinkProgress picked up on the story early noting:

It is not clear if ACCCE will expand its new holiday campaign beyond their website, but in the past ACCCE has spread its falsehoods on TV, radio, and in print, often spending millions. In early 2008, ACCCE’s clean coal campaign reportedly had $50 million to spend on pro-coal, anti-climate initiatives.

The Wall Street Journal recently credited ACCCE’s misleading campaign with convincing politicians, the media and the public that “clean coal” is a cure-all for global warming pollution from coal-fired power plants. Even President-elect Obama has taken the bait.