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Coen brothers give us a reality check
 

American filmmakers the Coen brothers are well known for their films, which include Fargo, The Big Lebowski and O brother, where art thou? to name a few.

Check out their contribution to the Reality Campaign - an online project bringing together a number of US-based organisation challenging the US coal industry and the concept of "clean" coal.

 

 

 

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  • From front cover of 'Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming' by Andreas Malm (Verso Books).

    Fossil Capital: the rise of steam power and the roots of global warming

    Irma Allen
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    We all know that coal and steam vanquished over water power in Britain's - and the world's - industrial revolution, writes Irma Allen. But as Andreas Malm sets out in his fascinating new book, the deciding factors in that victory were the unconstrained mastery over people and nature that coal provided mill owners. And so the model was set for the fossil age that may only now be coming to an end.
  • Path to riches? A woman rummages through mining overburden in search of left-over coal to sell at Jugsalai, Jharkhand. India. Photo: Akshay Mahajan via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA).

    Climate change? Let them eat coal!

    Brendan Montague
    DeSmog.uk
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    Coal companies and their 'sceptic' shills have almost given up on denying climate change, writes Brendan Montague. The new message is that coal is essential ... to end world poverty! And those who advocate climate action are 'harsh, cold-hearted' beasts. The one thing that hasn't changed? It's all lies.

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