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 Stories About: coal AND energy AND holiday AND Washington DC
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'Even Santa is rethinking his position on coal!'
Coal industry kicks off a PR campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers |
David Roberts |
19 Dec 2007 |
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| Santa moonlighting on K Street? Photo: iStockphoto I heard from someone in downtown D.C. this morning who ran into a guy in a Santa suit who handed him a flier saying, "even Santa is rethinking his position on coal!" Yes, really. From The Hill: Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) is sending 30 Santas to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to deliver stockings filled with coal-shaped chocolate. The goal of the campaign is to shift coal's ima ... |
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| Topics: coal, Washington DC, energy, holiday (all these topics) |
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