WAR ON COAL: Though President Barack Obama says he favors clean coal and oil production in addition to renewable energy sources, the coal industry isn't happy.
At the second presidential debate with Republican opponent Mitt Romney, Obama spoke in detail about his plans for coal, claiming he "made the largest investment in clean coal technology to make sure that even as we're producing more coal, we're producing it cleaner and smarter." Romney maintained the president's record says otherwise and suggested the current administration is "keeping us from taking advantage of oil, coal and gas."
And American Commitment and Americans for Prosperity -- nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors -- are among several groups shelling out big bucks to fight back in what they call Obama's "war on coal."
Americans for Prosperity is funded in part by the Koch brothers and has spent 100 percent of its $30.8 million in independent expenditures this cycle against Democrats -- the majority of it opposing Obama, according to Center for Responsive Politics research.
Especially in coal-producing states, the group has been running pro-coal ads and targeting what it claims are Obama's anti-coal policies. A radio ad in Ohio promotes coal energy because of the jobs it provides and attacks the Obama administration because it "decided to pick winners and losers in the energy industry," hurting residents of the Buckeye State.
Read more: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/capital-eye-opener-oct-19.html
At the second presidential debate with Republican opponent Mitt Romney, Obama spoke in detail about his plans for coal, claiming he "made the largest investment in clean coal technology to make sure that even as we're producing more coal, we're producing it cleaner and smarter." Romney maintained the president's record says otherwise and suggested the current administration is "keeping us from taking advantage of oil, coal and gas."
And American Commitment and Americans for Prosperity -- nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors -- are among several groups shelling out big bucks to fight back in what they call Obama's "war on coal."
Americans for Prosperity is funded in part by the Koch brothers and has spent 100 percent of its $30.8 million in independent expenditures this cycle against Democrats -- the majority of it opposing Obama, according to Center for Responsive Politics research.
Especially in coal-producing states, the group has been running pro-coal ads and targeting what it claims are Obama's anti-coal policies. A radio ad in Ohio promotes coal energy because of the jobs it provides and attacks the Obama administration because it "decided to pick winners and losers in the energy industry," hurting residents of the Buckeye State.
Read more: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/capital-eye-opener-oct-19.html
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