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Playing for the "Green" in Las Vegas

by Anne Landman — March 24, 2008 - 5:41pm

MGM Mirage's new $8 billion CityCenter project is a massive 75 acre, 4,000-room hotel-casino complex with condos and retail space currently under construction in Las Vegas.

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In Business Las Vegas, Tourism and Gaming, March 21-27, 2008

No-Bid PR Contract Bugs California Officials

by Diane Farsetta — March 13, 2008 - 5:41pm

"State officials struggling to convince critics about the safety of aerial spraying to control an invasive moth awarded a $500,000 no-bid contract to a prominent public relations firm with ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger," reports Associated Press.

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Associated Press, March 13, 2008

The Best Environment Money Can Buy

by Diane Farsetta — March 6, 2008 - 1:08pm

Former Republican staffers of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources have formed a new group, Responsible Resources, to impact "the perennial debate over energy production and environmental protection." The group's first ad campaign criticizes "efforts to raise taxes on energy companies," reports The Hill.

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The Hill, February 27, 2008

Coal Lobby Gets Down and Dirty

by Bob Burton — March 5, 2008 - 6:52am

"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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Salt Lake Tribune, March 1, 2008

Pfizer Pulls Deceptive Lipitor Ads

by Anne Landman — February 28, 2008 - 7:21pm

Drug maker Pfizer yielded to pressure from a Congressional committee and pulled deceptive Lipitor ads featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik. In one of the ads, created by the Kaplan Thaler Group, Dr.

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Advertising Age, February 25, 2008

U.S. Air Force Wants More Air Time

by Diane Farsetta — February 26, 2008 - 1:04pm

The U.S. Air Force "wants to more than double its advertising budget ... to $112.5 million," reports the Air Force Times.

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Air Force Times, February 18, 2008

Controversy Grows over Canadian Skeptics Ad Campaign

by Bob Burton — February 22, 2008 - 1:18am

The fallout from the SourceWatch profile on the Canadian global warming skeptics group, Friends of Science (FoS), continues to grow.

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Canwest News Service, February 21, 2008
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