Coal has been a tremendous asset for the industrialization of the world over the last 200+ years. Over half of our electricity is produced with coal and it is a major source of American jobs. The spin doctors at the
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity go too far, however, when they claim that carbon capture and sequestration will make coal "clean." Even if carbon capture wasn't an implausible fantasy on the scale of
Reagan's Star Wars program, coal is dirty throughout its journey from
extraction,
processing, transportation,
smokestack and finally
fly ash disposal. Clean coal initiatives address none of those other yucky bits.
The folks at
Funny or Die realize the power of satire and ridicule to move public opinion. Check out their little ditty about the latest "energy drink" to hit the shelves:
- I drink [use] it everyday because it's really my only choice.
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