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The Coen Brothers Take On ‘Clean’ Coal

Leslie Berliant — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:10:56 +0000

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”.

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Clean Coal Carolers Defeated By Environmentalists

Taylor Shelton — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:00:02 +0000

While the biggest news out of the energy and environmental world this week may have been a competition between the UN conference in Poznan, or perhaps the planned appointments of President-elect Obama’s environmental team or any other relevant news, the funniest news had a hands-down winner. That was, most certainly, the strange and sudden appearance 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. Only these songs were remixed to tout the brilliance and necessity of coal in American life.

On Friday, however, the Clean Coal Carolers ceased to exist. Thanks to an overwhelming voice of discontent with the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity’s (ACCCE) marketing ploy, the cute little lumps of coal were retired just about as fast as they popped up. The page once reserved for the carolers (http://www.americaspower.org/carolers) now redirects to a post on the ACCCE blog, lamenting that it was “time for them to head home for the holidays.” From the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC to the pages of environmental blogs across the net, the Clean Coal Carolers were ridiculed into nonexistence.

Coalition Talks ‘Reality’ With Anti-Clean Coal Campaign

Adam Williams — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:00:35 +0000

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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 of course begs to differ.