‘Clean coal’ disputed by new film, "Dirty Business" – Montana Governor Schweitzer ties frozen funds to local support for Otter Creek coal leases

The notion of "clean coal" is an oxymoron. At least that’s the conclusion of a new documentary, "Dirty Business: Clean Coal and the Battle for Our Energy Future" http://www.dirtybusinessthefilm.com/ , produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, Calif.

By Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian

Full Story: http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/03/clean_coal_disputed_by_new_fil.html

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Montana Governor Schweitzer http://governor.mt.gov/governor/welcome.asp ties frozen funds to local support for Otter Creek coal leases

"This money is supposed to be used for schools and he’s trying to issue it as a slush fund to spread around the state to curry favor for his administration and essentially buy or blackmail communities’ support for coal," said Jim Jensen of MEIC.

"What the governor is doing with this strong-armed tactic, which is reminiscent of the typical Banana Republic dictator, is violating his constitutional duty to the (coal) trust," Jensen said. "He has an absolute obligation and fidelity to the trust, and not to have what’s known as divided interest."

By KIM BRIGGEMAN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_4bac3466-3bb5-11df-a291-001cc4c03286.html