Why coal gets a pass

                   
typepad.com     May 12, 2008            

Seeking votes in coal-rich Kentucky, Barack Obama is broadcasting a television ad declaring that coal is a big part of America’s energy future. He’s almost certainly right. But it’s funny how he and most other politicians, particularly the Democrats, would... [read full story]                

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TV ad trumpets Obama's support for coal miners

honoluluadvertiser.com     May 11, 2008          

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama launched a new TV ad in the Kentucky cities of Lexington and Bowling Green over the weekend that features an Illinois miner praising the candidate for his work on coal issues. ... "He came to southern Illinois and seen the...                

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David Roberts: What Should Obama Do In West Virginia and Kentucky?

huffingtonpost.com     May 11, 2008          

grist.orgThough the nation's pundits have decided that the primary race is over, someone failed to get Clinton the memo -- she is determined to stay... ... grist.orgThough the nation's pundits have decided that the primary race is over, someone failed to get Clinton the...                

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Obama And Coal

theatlantic.com     May 11, 2008          

It's a theme of his new Kentucky ad. But not new: Obama has been a proponent of coal-to-liquid legislation and even co-sponsored a bill with Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning in 2007. "I am a strong believer in the... ... It's a theme of his new Kentucky ad. But...                

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Democratic candidates play up "clean coal"

reuters.com     May 12, 2008          

CLEAR FORK, West Virginia (Reuters) - Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about "clean coal" and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky -- two states that sit at the heart of the nation's coal economy.                

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CORRECTION: Democratic candidates play up "clean coal"

reuters.com     May 12, 2008          

CLEAR FORK, West Virginia (Reuters) - Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about "clean coal" and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky -- two states that sit at the heart of the nation's coal economy.                

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Democratic candidates play up "clean coal"

enn.com     May 13, 2008          

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about "clean coal" and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky -- two states that sit at the heart of the nation's coal economy. In a bid to draw voters ahead of Democratic primaries in West Virginia on...                

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