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Best of the Worst [1]

Submitted by Sheldon Rampton [2] on

Worst EU Lobbyist Awards 2007Worst EU Lobbyist Awards 2007Voting has begun for the Worst Lobbying Awards [3] for 2007 in Europe. Sponsored by Friends of the Earth [4], Corporate Europe Observatory [5], LobbyControl [6] and Spinwatch [7], the contest invites people to select from candidates including BMW, Daimler and Porsche for their lobbying to water down automobile emissions standards; the Cabinet Stewart PR firm for running the International Council of Capital Formation, a front group for opponents of the Kyoto Protocol [8]; ExxonMobil [9] for giving misleading information about its greenhouse gas emissions; and the German Atomic Forum [10] for using concern about global warming as an excuse to promote nuclear energy [11].

Main Source: 
Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl and Spinwatch [12]
Topics: 
Front Groups [13]
Climate Change [14]
Nuclear Power [15]
Corporations [16]
Environment [17]
International [18]
Lobbying [19]
Public Relations [20]

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Source URL: https://www.prwatch.org/spin/2007/10/6622/best-worst

Links
[1] https://www.prwatch.org/spin/2007/10/6622/best-worst
[2] https://www.prwatch.org/users/13916/sheldon-rampton
[3] http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_cronin/2007/10/worst_lobbing_awards.html
[4] http://www.foeeurope.org/
[5] http://www.corporateeurope.org/
[6] http://www.lobbycontrol.org/
[7] http://www.spinwatch.org/
[8] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kyoto_Protocol
[9] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ExxonMobil
[10] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/German_Atomic_Forum
[11] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Nuclear_issues
[12] http://www.worstlobby.eu/2007/
[13] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/public-relations/front-groups
[14] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/environment/global-warming
[15] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/environment/nuclear-power
[16] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/corporations
[17] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/environment
[18] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/international
[19] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/lobbying
[20] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/public-relations