Front Groups

Slow Learners

by Bob Burton — October 11, 2008 - 4:00am

Like many others, New York Times journalist Larry Rohter describes former Greenpeace activist-turned-industry consultant Patrick Moore as "the co-chairman of the Clean and Safe Energy C

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New York Times, October 9, 2008

Don't We Deserve Better than More Attack Ads?

by Diane Farsetta — October 2, 2008 - 12:44pm

As the political action committee (PAC) "Our Country Deserves Better" prepares for its national tour of "patriotic rallies" against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, columnist Bill Berkowitz interviews the PAC's coordinator

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MediaTransparency.com, September 26, 2008

Energy Front Group Calls for Investigation of Environmentalists

by Diane Farsetta — October 2, 2008 - 12:00pm

Americans for American Energy (AAE), an energy front group established by the public relations firm Pac/West Communications, asked Congress to investigate "possible illegal coordination between U.S.

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Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), September 25, 2008

Radioactive Grassroots

by Bob Burton — September 29, 2008 - 3:51pm

In an opinion column, former Greenpeace activist turned PR consultant Patrick Moore waxes lyrical about a proposal by Luminant to build two new reactors at its Comanche Peak nuclear power station in Texas.

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Dallas Morning News, September 29, 2008

Rick Berman Gets Fat off the Obesity Industry

by John Stauber — September 24, 2008 - 8:02am

Kevin Anderson, blog editor for the UK Guardian, was bemused by an advertisement posted in the Washington DC subway. "This ad of a man's beer belly stuffed with bills railing away against trial lawyers probably makes little sense to the average American. ... Figuring out who is behind ads like this is even more interesting. The ad highlights an innocuous sounding website www.ConsumerFreedom.com (because who would be against consumer freedom?). What is this group?

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The Guardian (UK), September 23, 2008

Is This a Job for the Ethically Challenged?

by Bob Burton — September 23, 2008 - 9:22am

The Louisiana Senate has appointed former veteran Hill & Knowlton (H&K) lobbyist and Democratic congressional aide Gary Hymel to the Louisiana Board of Ethics. The board's role is to "interpret and enforce" ethical standards for the state's government employees and electoral campaign finance and lobbyist disclosure laws. "I have seen the government from a lot of different angles," Hymel said.

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The Advocate (Louisiana), September 20, 2008

Return of the Swift Boaters

by Sheldon Rampton — September 17, 2008 - 11:57am

"A new group financed by a Texas billionaire and organized by some of the same political operatives and donors behind the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Sen. John F. Kerry in 2004 plans to begin running television ads attacking Barack Obama," report Matthew Mosk and Chris Cillizza.

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Washington Post, September 13, 2008

Chesapeake's Gas-Powered News

by Diane Farsetta — September 9, 2008 - 11:41am

Faced with "public complaints about its new drilling in an urban area" -- Fort Worth, Texas -- the natural gas company Chesapeake Energy is about to launch its own "brand-new media source," Shale.tv. The online video channel will be produced by "three Dallas-area former journalists," and is named after the Barnett Shale natural gas formation in North Texas.

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Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media, September 4, 2008
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