Kentucky: Global Warming

An issue previously at the center of some political differences within the Bluegrass state is again making national waves, as a group backed by former Vice President Al Gore is behind a new nationwide television ad claiming "clean coal" technology "does not exist." A spokesperson for the Alliance for Climate Protection - one of several environmental groups comprising the "Reality Coalition" of organizations sponsoring the ad - said the message would not economically hinder coal-producing Kentucky areas.