Question Earthority!

“The GOP CNN/YouTube debate this week and the Democratic presidential debate on November 15 were jointly sponsored by a coal industry coalition comprised of mining, railroad and utility interests. Their high profile civic involvement is designed to further confuse American voters about coal’s true cost to our society. Many of the Republican candidates have endorsed massive new subsidies for King Coal and dutifully parrot industry talking points including earnest promises of cheap ‘clean coal.’ Given that climate change is the most urgent threat to our collective survival, it is shocking that no debate moderator has pressed the candidates to clearly state their positions on ‘clean coal.’ In fact, there is no such thing as ‘clean coal.’ And coal is only ‘cheap’ if one ignores its calamitous externalized costs.” (11/30/07)