Comments on: The Real FACES of Environmental Extremism http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/07/the-real-faces-of-environmental-extremism/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matt http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/07/the-real-faces-of-environmental-extremism/#comment-81781 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:20:20 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13506#comment-81781 This is a brilliant post. We all know that conservatives ROUTINELY go on the attack against progressives – often maliciously fabricating statements, putting words in our mouths, attempting to silence our voices or perspectives, and routinely smearing good people and movements. They regularly create front groups to hide their perspectives, or actively try to dismiss our entire movement outright with misrepresentation.

These videos speak for themselves in showing the True Faces of coal.

Don’t forget to see Don Blankenship assaulting an ABC camera crew as well – http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/04/12/fossil-fool-don-blankenship-assaults-abc-reporter/

-Matt

]]> By: Scott http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/07/the-real-faces-of-environmental-extremism/#comment-81775 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:38:01 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13506#comment-81775 yes, hollergirl is right, i want to emphasize that. when we marched and did the civil disobedience at marsh fork i was marching with a minister from charleston who came down and joined us. he told me “that this is Selma, 1963 and I’m old enough to remember what that is”

]]> By: kenshin http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/07/the-real-faces-of-environmental-extremism/#comment-81774 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:43:33 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13506#comment-81774 saw the faces of coal ads to the right of my facebook page the other day…seriously, they probably feel this has worked before. remember during obama’s campaign for prez, they stole the look of his logo for their clean coal campaign…lots of folks probably fell for it, it was plastered all over huffington post…maybe they think it still works?

u used to be able to yea or nea ads that u liked on facebook, now u can’t.

the new york times article did big damage to their rep–perhaps more exposure of the real faces of coal to other media outlets would help keep the spotlight on the issue?

]]> By: hollergirl http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/07/the-real-faces-of-environmental-extremism/#comment-81773 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:06:49 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13506#comment-81773 This hits the nail on the head- the coal thugs are violent criminals that blast and poison people adn if anyone dares speak out they are threatened and attacked.

Thanks for exposing this fact. Let me add that it feels like 1963 Mississippi in Appalachia right now.

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