The idea this was pre-ordained is unsettling except that:

In today’s world where email evidence is conveniently erased by this administration and no one does anything about and worse, no one even EXPECTS anyone to do anything about it at this point, the advent of coal industry sponsored debates that limit free speech is just another indicator of danger to our society.

Regarding the Green Collar language, “such iconic imagery is hard to find with the green-collar worker.”..,

I’ll offer the Lester Brown 3.0 vision…that of a 1942 style reorganization of Detroit in terms of both Plug in hybrids and wind turbines. Keep in mind the indicator of the seriousness of that effort was the ban on “normal” automobile manufacturing.

Has anybody reviewed the sponsorships of all the debates thus far and compared the questions and the sponsors involved? We might find some illuminating ties that deserve to be vetted and, if warranted, written about.