In a potentially devastating move for the Washington, DC coal lobby, Duke Energy has announced that it is canceling its membership with the controversial American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).
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Advertising Company Behind Clean Coal Campaign Touts Success
Duke CEO does doublespeak on CCS
Recently 60 Minutes interview with Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers reveals conflicting message on companies commitment to CCS
While the coal industry clings to the hope of carbon capture and storage, CCS, as a lifeline to continue the construction of new coal plants, it turns out they have made very little investment in it to date.
Give the gift of asthma and a warmer planet this Christmas
Nothing like a Christmassy marketing campaign from the coal lobby to get you in the holiday spirit.
I encourage you to check out ACCCE's Clean Coal Carolers - I really don't mind sending a bunch of traffic their way because this latest publicity stunt is absolutely absurd and shows just how far the
The Reality of Clean Coal [video]
A new campaign has been launched taking straight aim at the multi-million dollar effort by the coal industry and their front groups to convince us all that somehow the dirtiest energy source in the world is somehow clean.
The reality is that coal is dirty and the industry knows it. Why else would the coal companies funnel tens of millions to a group called Americans Coalition Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)?
Joe The Spinner And His Clean Coal Merry-Go-Round
Joe Lucas of the ACCCE takes us for a ride on National Public Radio
Last night, I saw a great new television ad that told the truth about clean coal - that is, it emphasized that clean coal does not exist. The ad was launched by Al Gore's new "Reality Campaign", which is an effort by multiple environmental groups to expose the myth of clean coal.
RAN's MIchael Brune faces off with Joe Lucas of ACCCE
Check out this video of RAN’s executive director facing off with Joe Lucas from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.
New York Times on the 'Allure of Clean Coal'
On his NY Time's DotEarth blog, journalist Andy Revkin writes:
Wake Up, Democrats: Send Dirty Coal Packing
"When party activists gathered in Chicago to nominate Bill Clinton to a second term in 1996, Mr. Obama was making his first run for political office, but he did not have enough clout to get full access to the convention. Instead, he concluded that high-dollar breakfasts and dinners seemed to lock voters out of the system, grousing to a reporter, "The convention's for sale, right?" New York Times, August 27th, 2008.
