Peabody Energy is at it again, trying to stifle critical speech intended to call attention to the company's practices. Last year, Peabody tried to intimidate a website that spoofed the Peabody-sponsored "Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization (CCCU)." This week, Peabody targeted a website that focused on concerns about the impact of Peabody's activities on children's health. The site ostensibly had Peabody offer a free inhaler to any family living within 200 miles of a coal plant, stating:
Why Free Inhalers? Because COAL CARES. Coal Cares™ is a brand-new initiative from Peabody Coal, one of America's proud family of coal companies, to reach out to American youngsters with asthma and to help them keep their heads high in the face of those who would treat them with less than full dignity. For kids who have no choice but to use an inhaler, Coal Cares™ lets them inhale with pride.
rest at https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/05/mr-peabodys-coal-train-tries-run-down-free-speech
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