Coen Bros. Clean Coal Commercial Causes Commotion
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This started circulating the Internet on Thursday, but it wasn't until I saw it make its way into an Associated Press article that I assumed some of you may be interested in checking it out.
The Coen brothers (No Country for Old Men) directed a commercial for a group of five environmental groups known as the Reality Coalition (their official site), a group taking aim at the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity who promote the industry's use of pollution-control equipment and argue that coal can be a clean, cheap and abundant fuel. The Reality Coalition goes by the slogan "In reality, there's no such thing as clean coal."
The Coens issued a joint statement saying, "We were excited to be part of this important project and tell another side of the 'clean' coal story."
The faux commercial below is for Clean Coal Air Freshener "Now with a new and improved label!" Give it a watch as it certainly has that Coen bros. feel to it.
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Hahaha, funny.
I saw this commercial and laughed my ass off. I didn't know it was the coen bros though
Funny? a 10 year old with camera made this, no? Does the coal company spray US homes? WTF is this? Who's misleading who? Your probably a fan Moore's fictional works.
@mostlyharmless: What the hell are you talking about? It's a parody. There really is no such thing as clean coal. It's impossible to burn a black rock and not have pollutants get into the air. That's the parody of the ad. Geez, it's pretty fucking obvious, dude.
If you are going to include a link to the Reality Coalition's website you should at least include a link to the http://www.cleancoalusa.org website. Yes it is a parody and while I think it is over the top, it gets it's point across in an entertaining way.