Coal industry admits it's dirty

In an unprecedented move, America's ultra-powerful coal lobby today admitted that coal, in fact, is the world's dirtiest source of energy. Its new campaign highlights, not only the short-term economic benefits of coal, but also the long-term disaster awaiting us!

This marks the first time in the history of the industry that anyone associated with coal ever mentioned pollution. The campaign, entitled "the Alliance for Burning Every Chunk of Coal" (ABECC) stands alongside its much more polished campaign, Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC).

ABECC proudly proclaims that it produces 50% of Americas power and 95% of its sulfur dioxide emissions. It also admit that there are many cleaner sources of energy, but that converting America to those sources of power would be really hard.

The industry even has a bit to say about blogs like EcoGeek:

The Internet -- powered by coal! -- is a great source of information. It has lots of information. Of course, not all of it is true. And sometimes, even when it is true, it hurts our feelings.

Following traditional coal techniques, ABECC says that its mission is to ensure that "our shouts will be loud and well-funded enough to drown out all dissenting voices."

My favorite bit of this exciting new initiative may be the FAQ:

Let's try to stick to the point. We're 70 percent cleaner on the stuff the government legally requires us to care about. Is it too much to ask for a simple thank you? And a simple promise to never, ever discuss any alternative sources of energy ever again?

So refreshing ... check out AmericasCoalPower.com today.