Coen Brothers Direct New "Clean Coal" Ad

The Reality Campaign has released a new ad. They're the folks behind the widely-played ad that featured a foreman in a hard hat taking viewers on a tour of a non-existent clean coal facility.

In this new ad, a pitchman gives us the hard sell on a "Clean Coal Clean"-scented air freshener that works just as well as "clean coal." Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 26, 2009 - 11:13 PM PST
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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Feb. 27, 2009

The ratings I have given refer to the ad referenced by this release not the news release itself.

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Dwight Rousu
3.8
by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 26, 2009

The ad provides a humorous dose of reality.

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Norman Rogers
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by Norman Rogers - Feb. 28, 2009

The ad is heavy handed propaganda from the Hollywood ignoranti. The left elite has latched on to coal as their latest cause now that they don't have Bush or the Iraq war.

Coal supplies powers 50% of our electricity and is incredibly cheap and reliable, especially compared to windmills. The whole idea of "clean" or "dirty" is terribly muddled. New integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) are indeed very clean in terms of pollution. However the global warming fanatics have corrupted the language to make "clean" mean lack of carbon dioxide emissions. A further muddle is that if sequestration of CO2 were ever to be actually done, IGCC plants are the ... More »

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