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MiaCulpa Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 05:02 PM
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Coal industry scrubs 'Clean Coal Carolers' after Raw Story, subsequent reports
Source: Raw Story

Two days after RAW STORY's report on a holiday-themed "clean coal" flash presentation, the coal industry lobby has taken down the site.

Following Raw's report Wednesday morning, the site was picked up on by ThinkProgress and then MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Wednesday afternoon and evening.



Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Coal_industry_takes_down_Clean_Coal_1212.html



Full article at the link.

-Diane
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 05:06 PM
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1. There's no such thing as clean coal. Coal should stay in the ground.
We should be building and selling alternative energy equipment.
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benddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 05:57 PM
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2. Rachel Maddow's
bit was the real killer.
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 06:47 PM
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4. Absolutely! Wouldn't have believed it without seeing it. Hideous.
It would show us that something has gone wildly wrong first before someone would dream of producing trash like that. Unbearably stupid, shabby, misleading.

People with social outlook of hordes of locusts. They do not see the world the way you'd expect them to see it.
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 06:25 PM
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3. Thank God! nt
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 07:57 PM
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5. oohhh ..scrutiny....scrutiny. Can't stand the scrutiny, can it, preciousssss?
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bread_and_roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 12:31 PM
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6. LOL, perfect! (n/t)
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IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 01:55 PM
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7. A comparison of clean/unclean:
Clean coal:


Unclean coal:


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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 04:31 PM
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8. It is like a blow to the gut
seeing that damage done to the planet for the sake of greed.
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