The Best Media Chevron Can Buy
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
No
Main Source:
Topics:
Environment
BP: We Won't Blow You Up, Just Ruin the Planet
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
First, it was British Petroleum. Then, after a multi-million dollar rebranding as "green," the oil giant renamed itself Beyond Petroleum, or simply BP. Now, BP says its "number one priority" is responsibility. BP spokesperson David Nicholas described the change as "an evolution and expansion of green as a brand value rather than a replacement. ... 'Responsible' encompasses BP's original aspirations towards the environment, in addition to ...
No
Main Source:
From Cell to Sell: Police Recruit Activists as Spies
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
In Scotland, police have been offering environmentalists money in return for information about activist groups. "They said 'if you help us, we will help you,'" one anti-nuclear activist stated, referring to military police officers. The Guardian reports that "a network of hundreds of informants ...
No
Main Source:
Topics:
Toxic Sludge - Better Than Ever!
Submitted by John Stauber on
For decades, government agencies and polluters have cynically and dangerously used the magic of PR to reclassify toxic sludge as "beneficial fertilizer," and thus haul it to rural farmlands where it is spread on fields out of sight, out of mind.
No
Main Source:
Topics:
Corporate Think Tank Dives into Water Policy
In May 2008, the major law firm Hunton & Williams launched the Water Policy Institute (WPI), a think tank-esque, industry-supported consortium formed "to address water supply, quality and use issues," according to its website.
Industry Says Green Is Bad for the Environment
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
We must destroy the environment in order to save it, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's new campaign against government oversight and what it calls "green tape." "We cannot mandate excessive reductions in greenhouse gases, fuel our future and apply green technologies if we don't address the green tape, excessive permitting requirements, and activist opposition," complained Chamber vice-president for environment, technology and regulator affairs William Kovacs.
No
Main Source:
Toxic Sludge Is Still Good for You!
Submitted by John Stauber on
In our 1995 book Toxic Sludge Is Good for You, we examined how the Environmental Protection Agency and the sewage industry turned toxic sewage sludge into a "safe" fertilizer through PR, political bullying and weakened government regulations.
No
Main Source:
Climate Front Group Ignored Its Own Scientists
Submitted by Bob Burton on
An internal document (pdf) of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) -- an industry front group that disbanded in 2002 -- reveals that when the group chose to promote doubt about the reality of global warming it was ignoring the views of its own scientif
No
Main Source:
Bottled Water Thirsty for Good Media
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
A front group for the UK bottled water industry, "which is perceived to be expensive and environmentally unsound," signed a "six-figure" contract with the public relations firm Munro & Forster.
No
Main Source:
Topics:
Republicans in Demand
Submitted by Bob Burton on
Former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush Dana Perino has been appointed as Chief Issues Counselor in the U.S. for the PR firm Burson-Marsteller.
No
Main Source:
Pages
