Letter To The Editor: Spoofed Coal Company Making Up Facts

After being the victim of a fake website, coal giant Peabody Energy responded with some “interesting” stats about the benefits of energy use. Yesterday the world’s largest privately held coal company, Peabody Coal , was hoaxed by Coal Cares , a Yes Men -sponsored website that promised free inhalers for children with asthma from coal plants. As has become typical with these things, the hoax was revealed and the company issued a statement denying any connection to the satirical site.

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Letter To The Editor: Spoofed Coal Company Making Up Facts