In 1954 cigarette manufacturers ran an historic "advertorial" in over 400 U.S.

The oil company Shell, which recently launched a blog about climate change issues, announced that "it will no longer invest in renewable technologies such as wind, solar and hydro power because they are not economic." Instead, "it plans to invest more in biofuels which environmental groups blame for driving up food prices and deforestation." Shell will also work to develop "cleaner ways of using fossil fuels, such as

The U.S. Army, which recently canceled PR work in Iraq, is looking for a firm to do media campaigns in Afghanistan. The contract is worth $10 million a year, for up to four years.