Sierra Club Statement Regarding Florida Ad on Coronet Industries and Bush Administration's Superfund Policy

U.S. Newswire, March, 2004

TAMPA, Fla., March 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope regarding a Florida ad on Coronet Industries and Bush Administration's Superfund policy:

The Sierra Club's current television ad concerning Coronet Industries' role in polluting communities and threatening public health in the Tampa Bay area has been falsely characterized as misleading by Coronet Industries and the Republican National Committee.

Fortunately, Coronet's attempts to intimidate television stations into pulling the ad have failed. Four of five stations in the Tampa area committed to keeping our ad on the air, and the fourth is reconsidering its decision to pull the ad in the face of extensive documentation.

Our ad is not misleading. The...

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