From the Center for American Progress Action Fund:
 
ENVIRONMENT -- COAL FRONT GROUP USES KIDS TO SPOUT PROPAGANDA: Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) -- a coal industry front group that has sponsored multiple presidential debates and whose members paid for an advertisement comparing the governor of Kansas to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- has sunk to new lows. On LearnAboutCoal.org, ABEC employs young children to make the case for coal. Upon loading the site, viewers may encounter "Adam," who carries a skateboard and says: "I'm pretty stoked about the future of energy in this country. One reason for that is that I've taken the time to learn more about American coal." "Sarah" says that she's "glad to know that we have a 250-year supply of American coal available right here in America," while "Luke" puts it bluntly: "Is coal a fuel for America's future? Actually, we can't afford for it not to be." Physicians for Social Responsibility blasted ABEC for its use of children to hawk a polluting and dangerous industry. They point out that coal plants are the largest source of mercury emissions in the U.S. and that "Pregnant women and children are especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of mercury. ... No parent would allow their child to be exposed to such danger."
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