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April 27, 2007
Filthy coal
Russell Roberts
I love it when the bootlegger and the Baptist are the same guy. The WSJ ($) reports:
The founder of a group that ran a series of newspaper ads attacking the coal industry for selling a product that they called "filthy" says the campaign is ending.
The effort, promoted as pro-environment, was sponsored by a rival energy company, a natural-gas-production company, and sparked a round of protests from members of Congress and trade associations.
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This kind of dovetails into new revelations that ethanol added to gasoline exacerbates air pollution. Don't expect to see any truth-in-advertising on that, though.
Posted by: skh.pcola | Apr 27, 2007 3:39:33 PM
Um, so what?
Isn't this akin to Corn Flakes saying they're healthier than Apple Jacks? Even if they don't mention themselves in contrast, there's still nothing wrong with them mentioning how unhealthy Apple Jacks are.
Posted by: Ray G | Apr 28, 2007 12:40:18 AM
This does nothing, does it, to alleviate one's cynicism.
Posted by: jameshigham | Apr 28, 2007 8:40:11 AM
The difference between cynicism and wisdom is one's ability to detach emotion from fact.
Posted by: Ray G | Apr 28, 2007 1:43:00 PM
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