Global Warming

New York Post Suspends Climate Skepticism ... For Just a Moment

by Bob Burton — September 23, 2009 - 7:27am

Ahead of a major United Nations conference in New York on climate change, the high-profile pranksters, the Yes Men, distributed 100,000 copies of a "special edition" of Rupert Murdoch's New York Post.

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CNN, September 22, 2009

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Downsized

by Bob Burton — September 23, 2009 - 6:46am

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a California-based power utility, has resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over what the utility's chairman and CEO, Peter Darbee, describes as "fundamental differences" over climate change policy.

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NEXT100 (Pacific Gas and Electric Company Blog), September 22, 2009

Direct Action Confronts the Climate Crisis

by John Stauber — September 17, 2009 - 5:04pm

"The global political process to counter runaway climate change has become, for practical purposes, irrelevant," writes Ryan King. "None of the currently proposed emissions reductions being seriously considered in policy making are appropriate to meet the severity of the situation.

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Mongabay.com, September 17, 2009

Front Group Defends Tar Sands as "North American Energy"

by Diane Farsetta — September 8, 2009 - 2:16pm

Tar sands oil, "which is mined and boiled off instead of pumped out of the ground, is some of the dirtiest petroleum on Earth," with three times the greenhouse gas emissions of conventional oil. Yet the Consumer Energy Alliance recently launched an ad campaign supporting tar sands oil.

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Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota), September 4, 2009

Faceless Coal

by Bob Burton — August 28, 2009 - 1:16am

The recently launched coal industry front group, the Federation for American Coal, Energy and Security (FACES of Coal), has been in the news for its ties to a PR firm, the Adfero Group.

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Front Porch Blog (North Carolina), August 26, 2009

Another Day, Another Coal Industry Front Group

by Sheldon Rampton — August 26, 2009 - 9:32am

The Federation for American Coal, Energy and Security (FACES of Coal), is the latest "grassroots" organization to join the public conversation on behalf of the coal industry.

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Huffington Post, August 25, 2009

The Oil Industry Promotes Carpooling?

by Diane Farsetta — August 19, 2009 - 3:11pm

Why were employees of area oil companies bused to an "Energy Citizens" rally in Houston, Texas, organized by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to oppose climate change legislation?

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New York Times, August 18, 2009

Elmendorf Strategies and the Carbon Lobby

by Bob Burton — August 17, 2009 - 4:12pm
  • Topics: Global Warming, Lobbying, U.S. Government

    • Lobbyists will often argue that a major reason clients hire them is because of their deep personal connections with decision makers.

    Steve Elmendorf, who founded Elmendorf Strategies in 2007, was an adviser to various Democratic Party campaigns and politicians for over 25 years. So his connections with Democratic Party movers and shakers seem beyond dispute.

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