Green Options

The Reality Coalition has a new campaign ad exposing the lie behind “clean” coal. This one was directed by Academy Award winning film makers, Ethan and Joel Coen, and includes the great line, “clean coal harnesses the awesome power of the word clean”.

The strange appearance and sudden disappearance of the ‘Clean Coal Carolers’ - an industry sponsored Flash animation of pieces of coal, dressed in warm hats and scarves, singing adaptations of traditional Christmas tunes.

Depending on which side of the clean coal debate one might stand, the sarcasm in the anti-clean coal television advertisement, “Reality,” put out by the Reality Coalition may stir laughs or animosity. The 30-second ad mocks the idea of clean coal and says it doesn’t exist. Al Gore and the Sierra Club — a member group of the coalition — agree with the ad’s sentiment; the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity [...]