To: David Field, Entercom CEO (99.5's parent company)
Get Big Coal ads off of Denver's 99.5 The Mountain!
99.5 The Mountain is a station for classic rock, not false ads from Big Coal. Do the right thing and get the lies off of 99.5 -- or risk losing listeners who care about climate change.
Why is this important?
Despite hundreds of calls from disappointed listeners and 1-star reviews on Facebook, 99.5 The Mountain in Denver continues to air a completely false ad by the National Mining Association.
It opens with this: "An 80 percent cost hike? That's something we better get used to if extreme new Obama administration power-plant regulations take effect."
The claim is part of the Big Coal’s attacks on the new EPA power plant rule — and it’s 100% false.
The Denver Post says the ad "flunks the truth test," and the Washington Post's Fact Checker blog gave the ad its worst rating: "Four Pinocchios."
The CEO of Entercom -- 99.5's parent company -- is David Field, and he has the power to remove the ad. If enough of us in Denver speak out, they'll see how many listeners they stand to lose. The station is already frustrated by the negative attention it's getting, so let's show them it can all go away if they do the right thing.
MORE INFORMATION
"Radio ad about electric bills flunks truth test, but still airs," The Denver Post, 5-28-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/763?ak_proof=1&t=6&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z
"A bogus claim that electricity prices will ‘nearly double’ because of clean coal technology," The Washington Post, 5-23-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/764?ak_proof=1&t=8&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z
"Administrator McCarthy, Remarks Announcing Clean Power Plan, As Prepared," EPA, 6-2-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/776?ak_proof=1&t=10&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z
It opens with this: "An 80 percent cost hike? That's something we better get used to if extreme new Obama administration power-plant regulations take effect."
The claim is part of the Big Coal’s attacks on the new EPA power plant rule — and it’s 100% false.
The Denver Post says the ad "flunks the truth test," and the Washington Post's Fact Checker blog gave the ad its worst rating: "Four Pinocchios."
The CEO of Entercom -- 99.5's parent company -- is David Field, and he has the power to remove the ad. If enough of us in Denver speak out, they'll see how many listeners they stand to lose. The station is already frustrated by the negative attention it's getting, so let's show them it can all go away if they do the right thing.
MORE INFORMATION
"Radio ad about electric bills flunks truth test, but still airs," The Denver Post, 5-28-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/763?ak_proof=1&t=6&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z
"A bogus claim that electricity prices will ‘nearly double’ because of clean coal technology," The Washington Post, 5-23-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/764?ak_proof=1&t=8&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z
"Administrator McCarthy, Remarks Announcing Clean Power Plan, As Prepared," EPA, 6-2-14
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/776?ak_proof=1&t=10&akid=478.7218.8fwc9z