Honestly after viewing the sites from both sides, my mind has not changed. I never really thought about the problem or the argument about clean coal ads and that idea. I agree with the fact that there is no such thing as clean coal and that such ads from the coal industry should not be used. Advertising those clean coal ads is a waste of money that could be used on other things. On the “this is Reality” site the quote, “Clean coal is like a healthy cigarette” explains that clean coal is really not possible right now with the technology we have.
According to the site of the amaericaspower.org the coal industry has tried to improve pollution. The information provided on that site is supposedly from a reliable source, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). Instead of saying clean coal maybe their ads should say something with “Cleaner Coal than in the past” or “Our coal today is not as dirty as the past”.
The audience of both sides is to the public and even the rest of the world. What the heart of the matter is that America needs to decide whether they want to spend their money on new ways of producing electricity or finding/creating the technology for coal plants not to release C02 and other chemicals. Not spend millions of dollars for advertising on the pros and cons of coal. I really don’t know what I would do because I don’t know the extent of or the trouble you would have to go through to convert all coal burning plants to another new technology or method. Would it be worth it? How would it affect America’s jobs and people? These are questions that would have to be debated and argued.
The site that I found the most entertaining was the This Is Reality. I liked the visuals they used for providing the information of “clean coal”. I also liked watching the yellow bird fly into each sentence and do different things. That was my favorite site. The others were plain and not as exciting. I spent the most time on This Is Reality but the other sites had some good information to consider with this topic and discussion of clean coal.
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I dont think the point of these websites is to replace coal plants with renewable energy plants. We heavily rely on coal to provide energy for our nation. I believe the point of the anti-CC website is to inform the average joe that their is no such thing as clean coal and that if we want to clean up our environment and air quality we need to look into renewable energies, rather then trying to clean up a dirty non renewable energy.
ReplyDeleteThe main issue of what our money should be spent on is a good point. Neither site addresses this directly, but "This is Reality" acknowledges that there are options, either stop the pollution caused by coal or move forward with another energy source. I don't know much about our alternative options, but I do know most of the resources are found in other countries, and I agree that the issue of jobs for people in America is something that would need to be considered.
ReplyDeleteI agree in whole on the clean coal hoax. It is rediculous to say that there is clean coal or a healthy cigarette. Advertising this statement of 'clean' coal, is not true and is another way to get the uneducated population to believe anything. I agree on the different use of words to promote a message that is true. I also agree that it is up to the people to change their ways, and it is very hard to get humans to change their routines and easy actions. People like to take the easiest way out of things without thinking about the future.
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