The Republican Party's Platform Says Coal Is 'Clean' Energy

For the Republican Party, internet porn is a “public health crisis.” Coal, however, is perfectly “clean.”

That’s at least according to the party’s official draft platform, which is being crafted ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. On Monday, the GOP’s platform committee unanimously voted to declare coal “an abundant, clean, affordable, reliable domestic energy resource.”

Environmentalists reacted swiftly to the decision, essentially calling Republicans delusional....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/12/3797378/gop-clean-coal/