tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post4729356860921021829..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Got a local controversy over a coal-fired power plant? It's probably part of a national campaignMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-66479533638647989432008-04-14T17:47:00.000-04:002008-04-14T17:47:00.000-04:00The headline could be read as saying that local pl...The headline could be read as saying that local plants only become a controversy because of a targeted national campaign. <BR/><BR/>But the story lists four big groups that may have something to do with it, and none that is specifically in control of the campaign. In other words, it's a decentralized group of activists and concerned citizens.<BR/><BR/>In a democracy, it is only common sense that they would coordinate their efforts. With that in mind, I have an alternative headline: "Coal campaigns are democracy in action".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com