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UPDATED: Coal-sponsored CNN rejects accepts anti-coal ad.

By Amanda Terkel on Feb 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

UPDATED: Coal-sponsored CNN rejects accepts anti-coal ad.

UPDATE: ThinkProgress has learned that although CNN initially rejected the ad, it has agreed to run it, beginning on Monday.

On Thursday, the Reality Coalition launched an ad “to demolish the notion that there’s anything clean about so-called clean coal.” Academy Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen created the anti-coal ad to harpoon the coal industry’s greenwashing campaign. Today, Politico’s Mike Allen reported that CNN rejected the ad, which includes the line, “The most trusted name in coal.” Watch it:

As ThinkProgress has reported, CNN’s presidential campaign coverage received significant backing from the coal industry. The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson has also tracked CNN’s Ali Velshi’s promotion of so-called clean coal.

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10 Responses to “UPDATED: Coal-sponsored CNN rejects accepts anti-coal ad.”

tsdivadani says:

Hmm… I saw the ad run on CNN Thursday or Friday. During daylight hours even! I sent a twitter about it because I was so surprised to see it on CNN.

http://twitter.com/TSDivaDani/status/1256342330

Did they pull it afterward or something?
February 28th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
rogerD says:

The morons from the right probably wonder whether Walmart carries coal-in-a-can in their area.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
P.D. says:

I rarely ever watch CNN except for Cafferty’s question. CNN is a tool. Blitzer is a hack in a $500 suit.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
ralph the wonder llama says:

Good thing we got the free market to allow full exchange of ideas.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hoodathunk says:

It is so refreshing that our news media isn’t controlled by economic influences. (This message wasn’t sold by anyone.)
February 28th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
dixie blood says:

Does CNN stand for the Coal News Network?
February 28th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
x1 says:

dixie blood Says:

Does CNN stand for the Coal News Network?

I’ve heard Clinton news network or Communist news network
March 1st, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Alejandro says:

No matter what is done to stop pollutants from going into the air, the ash is still left over and is stored in huge sludge ponds. Sometimes, they, you know, flood huge areas with coal ash.
March 1st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Zooey says:

CNN is still coal-sponsored — it makes no difference.

They are Fox-lite, as far as I’m concerned.
March 1st, 2009 at 9:49 pm
youtube says:

Good choice CNN, keep rolling
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm

UPDATED: Coal-sponsored CNN rejects accepts anti-coal ad.

UPDATED: Coal-sponsored CNN rejects accepts anti-coal ad.

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