Friday, November 21, 2003

New on The Public i: The Politics of Energy: Coal How did coal become the Bush administration's fuel of choice? (WASHINGTON, November 21, 2003) - When George W. Bush was inaugurated on the Capitol steps in January 2001, the coal industry, which had contributed more than $250,000 to his presidential campaign, was battling a series of regulatory efforts that, taken together, threatened to make the dirtiest fossil fuel -- and those who mined and burned it --economically unviable. Less than three years later, coal is once again king. Bush, an oil man whose biggest campaign contributor was natural gas giant EnronCorp., has done more to advance the interests of coal than for any other sector of the energy industry. For details, visit http://www.public-i.org. 1:11:39 PM    comment []

GREETINGS FROM THE GOOD OLE' U.S.OF A.         "We got us 2,000 pound bombs and neat slogans too!" 9:16:19 AM    comment []