Coal Keeps America Strong, Safe and "Better"

Sure it's perverse but that's the message Big Coal is feeding the American public. Watch this ad. It links military service, the war in Afghanistan, and "doing one's bit" by keeping America's coal fires burning:



Sleazy? You Betcha! Sadly effective? You Betcha.

Then again I'm from British Columbia where coal is the backbone of the province's mining sector. Grrr