Environment

Prices High, Credibility Low for Oil Industry

by Diane Farsetta — May 25, 2007 - 3:03pm

From a "Fun with Propaganda" graphics contest

Once again, the start of the U.S.

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PR Week, May 25, 2007

Drilling for Collective Wisdom

by Judith Siers-Poisson — May 22, 2007 - 1:53pm

CMD is a proponent of citizen journalism, particularly through www.SourceWatch.org, our collaborative on-line encyclopedia of people, organizations, and issues shaping the public agenda.

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Future Tense radio program, May 21, 2007

Food and Water Watch Covers Offshore Fish Farming Legislation on Congresspedia

by Conor Kenny — May 22, 2007 - 11:29am
  • Topics: Food Safety, Citizen Journalism, Agriculture, U.S. Congress, Environment

    • As part of our ongoing series of partnerships with research and advocacy organizations, Food and Water Watch has established an informative page on offshore fish farming legislation on Congresspedia.

    With Shrinking Protections, Who Will Speak for the Trees?

    by Diane Farsetta — May 21, 2007 - 3:49pm

    A recent U.S. Labor Department ruling against a whistleblower states that the department, which "has jurisdiction over environmental whistle-blower cases," only recognizes whistleblower protections in the "clean air and solid waste-disposal acts, not laws governing clean water, drinking water, toxic substances and hazardous waste." A department spokesperson said the wording does not reflect "any change in policy or practice." Environmental advocates and watchdog groups aren't so sure.

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    McClatchy / Sacramento Bee, May 19, 2007

    BP's "Buddy System" for Politicians

    by Diane Farsetta — May 18, 2007 - 5:15pm

    A report commissioned by BP "to investigate corrosion-related oil pipeline spills last year in Prudhoe Bay ... offers a rare glimpse inside the London-based oil giant's corporate tactics in Alaska," writes Wesley Loy.

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    Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), May 18, 2007

    Greenwashing, or "Positioning Environmentalism"

    by Diane Farsetta — May 15, 2007 - 2:32pm

    In public relations, "the most striking single thing is the rapid growth in which companies are positioning or repositioning their environmentalism," said Burson-Marsteller's managing director of corporate responsibility.

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    Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia), May 13, 2007

    Herr Stauber In Der Spiegel

    by Judith Siers-Poisson — May 15, 2007 - 9:35am
  • Topics: Iraq, Global Warming, Environment, International, Propaganda, Public Relations, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • CMD Founder and Executive Director John Stauber has been in Germany, Austria and Belgium for the past two weeks speaking in major cities and discussing the publication of "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You" in German. On May 16 Vienna's daily paper Der Standard ran an interview with Herr Stauber that can be read in German by searching his name on their website. He was previously interviewed by Nils Klawitter for the German magazine Der Spiegel, and a translated portion of the interview is below. (Thanks to Orange-Press, publishers of the German edition of Toxic Sludge Is Good for You, for the translation.) If you would like to read the German interview in its entirety, please go to: http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,481658,00.html

    Shell Drills for Support in Virginia

    by Diane Farsetta — May 14, 2007 - 12:13pm

    As part of its crisis management strategy, in response to public anger over high gas prices and record-breaking profits for the oil industry, Shell Oil president John Hofmeister recently spoke to a small invite-only group in Richmond, Virginia.

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    USA Today, May 11, 2007

    Not-So-Revolutionary PR

    by Bob Burton — April 27, 2007 - 7:31pm

    In an interview with LobbyWatch, British journalist George Monbiot reviews the network of the key players from Living Marxism.

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    LobbyWatch, April 11, 2007
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