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Blankenship: 'There are treesitters in the trees;' Plus Lame Questions From Real Reporters and Debate Wrap, Part 1

Posted on January 22, 2010

debate_01.jpg Yesterday, we liveblogged a debate in Charleston, West Virginia between Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Here's Part 1 of that wrap-up.AnalysisBroadly, Don Blankenship made arguments that coal is paramount in building prosperity and national security, and he prioritized the importance of these two values. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the other hand, argued that coal fueled an illusion of pollution-funded prosperity. He made the point that our children would deal with the future consequences of pollut...

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