Category Archives: The Clean Coal Lie

Sen. Byrd Discovers Coal

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Sen. Byrd Discovers Coal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRobert C. Byrd is the oldest living Senator and a lifelong friend of big coal, but yesterday you would think he was just finding out about America’s dirtiest secret. Byrd blasted the biggest coal … Continue reading →

Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailVia Oliver Willis: One whopper the industry rep tells in this video: that we can’t get away from coal. The truth is that we not only can, but must — we’re already … Continue reading →

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Ending Mountaintop Removal

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Ending Mountaintop Removal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI have to admit that I didn’t know much about this subject. But my hosts here in Pittsburgh are passionately devoted to ending the practice of coal mining through mountaintop removal, so I’ve had quite … Continue reading →

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Peak Coal?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Peak Coal?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailYou know all those coal commercials that tell us we have a 250-year supply of coal? According to Grist magazine editor David Roberts, the industry made that number up: (R)ates of fossil-fuel production are not, indeed … Continue reading →

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