Front Groups

Canadians, Beware: The Bugs Are Coming! (Or So Says Lysol)

by Bob Burton — June 21, 2007 - 1:21am

A B-roll video -- an unassembled video news release -- has been distributed to Canadian newsrooms warning consumers that "disease causing germs can be found lurking" just about everywhere in the home.

Main Source: 
The Hygiene Council, June 20, 2007

Help! Union Bosses Are at the Door!

by Diane Farsetta — June 20, 2007 - 3:26pm
One of the Center for Union Facts' ads

"Don't let union bosses eliminate your right to privacy!" warns an ad from the Cent

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New York Times, June 20, 2007

Nuclear Greenwashing

by Sheldon Rampton — May 30, 2007 - 7:07am

Professional Greenpeace turncoat Patrick Moore is going around with a slide show that "isn't as slick as Al Gore's," writes Amanda Witherell, promoting nuclear power as a safe, clean, reliable and emissions-free solution to g

Main Source: 
San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 29, 2007

Exxon: Still Fronting After All These Years

by Diane Farsetta — May 18, 2007 - 3:53pm

An old advertisement for Exxon (then Esso)

In an apparent policy shift, earlier this year Exxon Mobil called climate change "a serious issue," saying that "action is warranted." The oil company also said it would

Main Source: 
Reuters, May 18, 2007

Another Filthy Front Group

by Diane Farsetta — April 27, 2007 - 2:38pm

A faux environmental ad campaign is ending. The ads "featured a series of somber models with smudged faces peering over a headline that said 'Face It, Coal is Filthy.' The ads ran in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and several newspapers serving Capitol Hill, as well as on local buses and in the subway system," reports John Fialka.

Main Source: 
Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), April 27, 2007

Jim Sims Flacks for "Clean Coal"

by Sheldon Rampton — April 20, 2007 - 9:56pm

At the "Utah Energy Summit," Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer called for more federal money to develop "clean coal" as an alternative to petroleum and a solution to global warming.

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Grist, April 17, 2007

Rick Berman Gets His 60 Minutes of Fame

by John Stauber — April 6, 2007 - 5:10pm

PR maven Rick Berman, the right-wing lobbyist who has made a lucrative career of starting and managing industry-funded front groups such as Center for Consumer Freedom and ActivistCash.com, gets a CBS 60 Minutes work-up this weekend.

Main Source: 
CBSnews.com website, April 5, 2007

Swift Boat Ambassador

by Judith Siers-Poisson — April 5, 2007 - 9:47am

After withdrawing his nomination in the face of Congressional opposition, President Bush has used a recess appointment to make Sam Fox U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.

Main Source: 
Chicago Tribune, April 5, 2007

Cato Seeks Elimination of Disclosure Requirements for Ballot Measure Donors

by Elliott Fullmer — April 2, 2007 - 3:50pm

The CATO Institute, a Washington D.C. think tank known for its libertarian bent, last week called for eliminating disclosure requirements for those who contribute funds in support or opposition of ballot measures (referendums).

Main Source: 
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, March 29, 2007
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