Summary On the campaign trail, President Obama embraced the coal industry’s vision of "clean coal" technology. But even before he took office, a coalition of environmental groups (including Al Gore’s) launched ads ridiculing the idea as a myth: "In reality, there’s no such thing as clean coal." We’re sure to hear more of this debate in coming months. Burning coal creates large quantities of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent of the "greenhouse gases"... Click to Read the Full Post
The two new articles we posted today at FactCheck.org have a common theme: saying the other candidate for president doesn’t support something he actual does. Check out the full articles to see how radio ads on clean coal and stem cell research are false: Not Coming Clean on Coal September 30, 2008 A McCain-Palin ad claims the Obama-Biden ticket opposes clean coal. Not true. Obama’s Stem Cell Spinning September 30, 2008 His radio ad is wrong: McCain still supports federal funding... Click to Read the Full Post
