China Seeks PR Firm to Smooth over Protests
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Olympic Torch Protest in ParisIn the wake of the widespread protests in Tibet and growing protests along the route of the Olympic Torch Relay, the Chinese govern
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Much Ado About Fossil Fuels on April Fool's
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On April 1, executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP and Shell testified before the U.S.
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It's Not Your Grandfather's Oil Industry
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The oil industry's "nationwide publicity drive to clear up what it calls 'common and surprising misperceptions'" about its record-breaking profits continues.
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More Spin for the Span
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After the tragic collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis last August, the state wants to "restore the image of the beleaguered Minnesota Department of Transportation." So Minnesota is paying the public relations firm Himle Horner at least $550,000.
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A 'Humanitarian Campaign' to Sell Bottled Water
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As more major U.S.
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Monsanto-Funded Front Group Fights Milk Labeling
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A new "grassroots" farmers' group with close ties to Monsanto has been formed to outlaw labels that would notify consumers they are buying milk from cows not treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH). Monsanto genetically engineers rBGH, called Posilac, which is injected into cows, forcing them to produce more milk.
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The Money Behind the Climate Change Skeptics Conference
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An article in the Independent links funding for the "2008 International Conference on Climate Change" held in New York earlier this month to tobacco and oil companies.
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Coal Lobby Gets Down and Dirty
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"It's our job to keep coal at the table. It's not there now," said Bob Henrie, a principal in the Salt Lake-based advertising and public relations firm R&R Partners.
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When "Social Values" Means Smoking
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When the dangers of smoking first became widely known, cigarette companies secretly hired biomedical scientists to create confusion.
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Big Oil: Coming Soon to a Rotary Club Near You!
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The American Petroleum Institute's (API's) efforts to assuage public resentment of the oil industry apparently know no bounds. API's Denise McCourt recently addressed a Rotary Club meeting in Charleston, West Virginia. "The oil and natural gas industry hasn't done a very good job telling people about energy issues," McCourt told the group.
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