Good times, good times:
Coal Industry Sponsors CNN, CNN Praises Coal
CNN senior business correspondent Ali Velshi has been promoting coal-to-liquids technology and praising “clean coal, 99 percent clean” for an entire month. On Tuesday, CNN held a no-holds-barred coalfest, promoting coal-to-liquids and coal gasification technologies, calling coal “seductive,” and criticizing “blogs” who “go nuts” and “environmentalists” who “want to get rid of coal.”
What’s motivating CNN to closely mirror coal-industry talking points?
One hopes it has nothing to do with this:
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is a $45 million front group for over 40 companies in the coal industry.
CNN’s response to the coal story has been anemic, at best. Two days after the disaster there was no coverage whatsoever, then links to local coverage.
I’d say it’s long past time for CNN to airdrop Ali Velshi at ground zero to remind us how clean coal really is.
