Coen Brothers Direct New "Clean Coal" Ad

Common Dreams | Feb. 26, 2009 (Advocacy)

The Reality Campaign has released a new ad. They're the folks behind the widely-played ad that featured a foreman in a hard hat taking viewers on a tour of a non-existent clean coal facility.

In this new ad, a pitchman gives us the hard sell on a "Clean Coal Clean"-scented air freshener that works just as well as "clean coal." Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 26, 2009 - 11:13 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), Norman Rogers (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Feb 26, 2009 - 11:13 PM PST
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 by Randy Morrow - Feb. 27, 2009

The ratings I have given refer to the ad referenced by this release not the news release itself.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 26, 2009

The ad provides a humorous dose of reality.

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 by Norman Rogers - Feb. 28, 2009

The ad is heavy handed propaganda from the Hollywood ignoranti. The left elite has latched on to coal as their latest cause now that they don't have Bush or the Iraq war.

Coal supplies powers 50% of our electricity and is incredibly cheap and reliable, especially compared to windmills. The whole idea of "clean" or ... More »

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