Energy Idiocy on the Streets of Denver

As has been reported by ThinkProgress and others, ExxonMobil has paid for a significant portion of the convention's media coverage and the energy industry (and most others) are lavishing sponsorships on events, parties, and receptions from dusk 'til dawn. But the entrenched dirty energy interests seem particularly intent on using the convention to push their issues.

Upon arriving at the swirling maelstrom that was Denver International Airport, I was immediately greeted by ads from the American Coalition Clean Coal Electricity (nee Americans for Balanced Energy Choices), the coal industry front group. (Their ads were even more prominent at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport where I had flown in from and where thousands of Republicans will pass through during their own convention next week.)

A stroll down and around the 16th Street Mall, Denver's main drag, revealed even more energy idiocy. For those less ambulatory (or less willing to walk around in wool on a 90-degree day), clean coal even brings the message to you:

And, everyone's favorite slogan from the Newt Gingrich crew:

Comments

[sheila]

right. much better to have T. Boone Pickens on your stage. cuz he's not a Big Energy crook or anything. the greenwashing the democrats are doing for Big "Renewables" (which are not) is almost worse than the greenwashing Big Coal is doing.

point of use solutions like net zero building, passive solar, geothermal heat exchange, PV, thermal, microwind and conservation are the answer. no Big Energy sellouts need apply.

[Marguerite Manteau-Rao - Huffpost Blogger]

Yes. Also don't forget the TV ads. I was shocked by the amount of advertising from the same people you already mentioned. That clean coal ad is particularly effective, and deceptive.

My question is, what is the 'other side' doing? The only green ad that I can recall was for California Prop 10.

[oldGunny]

You thought that they would not fight for their existence?

[ShawnMichel]

Of the corporations, by the corporations, for the corporations.

That's what 'Murka has become, factually and obviously.

The Limpocrats are wholly bought and sold by Exxon-Mobile and a thousand other earth-killing demons.

Time to vote Green Party.

Cynthia McKinney, '08.