Maybe you want to tell your friend about the wacky things these coal executives said but you’re not sure you’ll 100% remember the wording. I worked up this handy little quote graphic for you:
Hang on, I think I’ve got another one in here somewhere:
This one is an actual photograph of one of Peabody’s eco-fabulous mines. Plus unicorn, because I was just too depressed. You’re welcome.
Fact Check Time!
We made a list and fact-checked it twice. It’s pretty unbelievable, right? But it all checks out.*
That’s right, folks. A real-life executive at Peabody Energy actually said, “Coal use increases life expectancy and quality of life.” Pardon me while I scoop my jaw off the floor.
*By “it all checks out,” I mean that these people actually said these things. What they said, however, is total nonsense. Here’s a helpful infographic for you if you’d like to learn more about coal’s effect on human well-being. It’s less rosy than what the coal executives would have you believe.
