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 Robert Kennedy Jr.’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ MomentPosted on Jun 5, 2011
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. beamed from the big screen this weekend, featured prominently in documentary filmmaker Bill Haney’s latest film, “The Last Mountain,” which opened Friday to positive reviews in New York and Washington, D.C. Inspired by Kennedy’s 2004 book, “Crimes Against Nature,” the film tells the story of a mountain, as of yet untouched by the destructive power of “Big Coal” and the controversial “mountaintop removal” coal-mining technique. Detailing a range of issues surrounding the Appalachian industry, from health and safety to the future of the American economy, the film homes in on coal company Massey Energy, which owned and operated the mine in West Virginia where 29 miners were killed in April 2010 in a methane gas explosion.  Haney told The Washington Post that while he did interview then-Massey President Don Blankenship for the film, he didn’t use many of his comments “because it looks like you’re mocking the guy.” The film opens in Los Angeles on June 15. —BF
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By Almena, June 20, 2011 at 8:06 am Link to this comment
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That’s the best awnser of all time! JMHO
Report thisBy morongobill, June 8, 2011 at 5:14 pm Link to this comment
I agree with Mr. Cyr’s comment about Bobby Jr’s “inconvenient truth.”
Another “inconvenient truth” is that he is totally for the BrightSource Energy/Bechtel/NRG Ivanpah SEGS project at the California/Nevada border which is raping the hell out of a pristine desert ecosystem.
Funny how he and his venture capital fund partners don’t have a problem with destroying the Mojave for so called “green energy” but boy, don’t even think about putting a wind farm out there where he might sail his little dinghy.
An “inconvenient truth” indeed!
Report thisBy berniem, June 8, 2011 at 9:44 am Link to this comment
The messenger is irrelevant! Go to WVa. and see what greed and stuoidity have wrought! We live in a corrupt fascist state that is only concerned with wealth, power, and dominance by an elitist and criminal ruling class that must be brought to justice! Trust me; the ballot box won’t do it!
Report thisBy billd, June 7, 2011 at 9:13 am Link to this comment
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In addition to the Cape Wind disaster, Kennedy has been vocal in spreading anti-vaccine hysteria. I’ll start listening to him when he compensates the very real victims of his celebrity status.
Report thisBy JJW, June 7, 2011 at 4:46 am Link to this comment
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If the coal industry actually paid for the damage to the environment they cause, they couldn’t be in business. A fair comparison of benefit versus cost, wind, solar, geothermal wins. Petrol & Coal are too deadly.
Report thisBy Plac Ebo, June 6, 2011 at 10:49 am Link to this comment
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Kennedy’s opposition to the Cape Wind project caused me to lose all respect for him. He lost much, if not all, of his credibility. He should just fade into the background and leave environmentalism to those with integrity.
Report thisBy David J. Cyr, June 6, 2011 at 8:24 am Link to this comment
Robert Kennedy Jr.‘s “inconvenient truth” is his opposition to having wind power farmed in his backyard.
There’s no such thing as an honest liberal.
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