Lobbying

Pity the Poor Airlines

by Diane Farsetta — July 23, 2008 - 3:39pm

"It's hard to take the airlines seriously when they try to play the pity card with consumers," opines Advertising Age. The trade publication's biting editorial comes in response to a public relations push by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA).

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Advertising Age, July 21, 2008

Drilling Away at Poverty

by Diane Farsetta — July 22, 2008 - 4:36pm

On July 15, "an unlikely alliance" rallied in Washington DC to "stop the war on the poor" by increasing U.S. domestic oil and gas production.

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Greenwire (sub req'd), July 17, 2008

Meet the Nuclear Power Lobby

by Diane Farsetta — July 1, 2008 - 4:47pm
  • Topics: Front Groups, Nuclear Power, Third Party Technique, U.S. Congress, Corporations, Lobbying, Politics

    • The following article appeared in the June 2008 issue of The Progressive magazine.

    The nuclear power industry is seeing its fortunes rise. "Seventeen entities developing license applications for up to thirty-one new [nuclear] reactors did not just happen," boasted Frank "Skip" Bowman. "It has been carefully planned."

    Bowman heads the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the main lobbying group for the industry. His remarks (PDF), at a February gathering of more than 100 Wall Street analysts, were part of a presentation on "reasoned expectations for new nuclear plant construction."

    Bowman knew it was important to impress his audience of wary potential investors. "We are where we are today because this industry started many years ago on a systematic program to identify what went wrong the last time," he said, "and develop ways to eliminate or manage those risks."

    American Association of Public Health Physicians: "Tobacco Bill Is a Scam"

    by Anne Landman — July 1, 2008 - 1:28pm

    The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) has published an updated analysis of H.R. 1108, the massive bill currently under consideration by Congress that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. AAPHP concludes, "This bill is a scam.

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    American Association of Public Health Physicians, June 19, 2008

    Nevada Wary of Nuclear Industry Executives Bearing Gifts

    by Diane Farsetta — June 27, 2008 - 3:43pm

    "The State of Nevada faces almost a billion dollar budget shortfall," reports Edward Lawrence. "The Nuclear Energy Institute says there is a solution ... but it comes with one very large string attached" -- that the state end opposition to the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

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    KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, Nevada), June 26, 2008

    Color Code Ridge as Tardy

    by Diane Farsetta — June 23, 2008 - 2:09pm

    Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge recently filed a lobbying disclosure form on his work for the government of Albania -- nearly two years late.

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    O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), June 23, 2008

    Pakistan Taps PR Lobby Firm for Help

    by Judith Siers-Poisson — June 19, 2008 - 10:49am

    The government of Pakistan awarded a one year, $900,000 contract to Locke Lord Strategies (LLS), a division of Locke, Lord Bissell & Liddell. LLS's responsibilities under the contract are to publicize "the country’s recent political, social and economic developments." It will communicate these changes through both earned media (favorable, free publicity gained through promotional efforts) and paid advertising.

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    O'Dwyers PR Daily (sub req'd), June 19, 2008

    Gay Times for California's PR Industry

    by Diane Farsetta — June 18, 2008 - 3:15pm

    California is a hotbed for political messaging, as same-sex couples get married and conservative groups try to stop them with a November ballot initiative. Equality for All, a coalition supporting same-sex marriage, has hired Ogilvy PR Worldwide, the Democrat-leaning firm Dewey Square Group and the polling firm Lake Research Partners.

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    O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), June 17, 2008
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