 Stories About: Barack Obama AND coal AND energy AND news AND politics AND presidential race 08
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'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal'
Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Flathead Beacon in Montana pinned down interviews with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The paper asked questions on domestic oil and gas drilling, the preservation of public lands, and coal. The whole thing is interesting, but the candidates' responses on coal were the most notable: Q: But what role should fossil fuels play, specifically in Montana, where we've got vast coal reserves? Do you think, in the short term or ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Hillary Clinton, Montana, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Coal miner's candidate
Obama wins the endorsement of United Mine Workers of America |
Kate Sheppard |
21 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) endorsed Barack Obama for president today, after a unanimous vote of the union's National Council of the Coal Miners' Political Action Committee. In a press release on the endorsement, the UMWA said they chose to endorse Obama over John McCain because of his plans to help working-class Americans and his support for the coal industry. 'Sen. Obama is from a coal state,' UMWA International President Cecil Roberts said in a writ ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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More Kentucky coal pandering
Obama airs new coal-themed TV ad; Clinton talks up coal too |
Kate Sheppard |
12 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Obama campaign is running TV ads in Kentucky touting the candidate's commitment to the coal industry, along the same lines as a flyer the campaign is sending out in the state: 'He came to southern Illinois and seen the devastation and the loss of the jobs in this coal industry,' says miner Randy Henry in the ads, which are appearing in the Lexington and Bowling Green television markets. 'Washington, D.C., is not listening to us. Barack understands it.' Th ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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West Virginia, Mountain Drama
Clinton and Obama boost coal in West Virginia |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:03 PM on 21 Mar 2008 Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both did some coal-boosting while campaigning in West Virginia this week. Clinton told West Virginians she's always been in favor of "the cleanest coal possible," but that "coal fits in very importantly" to America's energy future. Asked about mountaintop-removal mining in a radio interview Wednesday, she hedged, saying she didn't &quo ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, economy, elections, energy, green jobs, Hillary Clinton, mining, news, politics, presidential race 08, West Virginia (all these topics) |
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The Coal War
Coal lobbyists step up their game |
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18 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:08 PM on 18 Jan 2008 A group called Americans for Balanced Energy Choices is waging a $35 million campaign urging Americans to make one choice in particular: coal. As U.S. activists step up their protests against coal plants -- and find increasing success -- the industry-backed ABEC is running ads chirping that the black rock "powers our way of life" and "will help us with vital energy security." Radio, print, and TV ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, coal, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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