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[h=1]World's biggest PR firm calls it quits with American oil lobby – reports[/h]World's biggest PR firm calls it quits with American oil lobby – reports

Edelman public relations ends relationship with American Petroleum Institute despite contract that at times was worth more than 10% of firm’s global revenue

Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
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Thursday 19 February 2015 15.24 EST
Last modified on Thursday 19 February 2015 15.43 EST

The world’s largest public relations firm is ending its lucrative relationship with America’s powerful oil lobby – after more than a decade and at least $327m in billings.

Circumstances of the divorce between Edelman public relations and the American Petroleum Institute (API) were not immediately clear.

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The oil lobby paid Edelman $327.4m for lobbying and public relations, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Those earnings, which include money later spent by Edelman for advertising, cover only a five-year period from 2008-2012.

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Last year, Edelman was caught out when other major public relations firms announced they would no longer work for climate deniers, in response to a Guardian report.

Edelman later scrambled to catch up with the new industry standard and declared it too would not represent climate deniers.

The company also faced scrutiny for advising TransCanada pipeline company to run a “perpetual campaign” against opponents of a pipeline project across eastern Canada. TransCanada later announced it had dropped Edelman.

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This will help.......more trouble for the oil industry.....
 

Good luck Gandi, I mean GeneMo, convincing the British aren't the problem. Folks that live in cities rarely get to see clean air.
 

rt3 said:
Good luck Gandi, I mean GeneMo, convincing the British aren't the problem. Folks that live in cities rarely get to see clean air.
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When I see pictures of the air in China, I doubt that anything we might do here will have that much positive effect. After living a few years in the country, I can even Smell the difference when we go to Kansas City to visit the kids...and KC is usually pretty much smog/pollutant free. The IPCC meets every year to discuss how to reduce air pollution, etc., and about the Only thing they can agree on is where to hold next years lavish, taxpayer funded meeting. Here, the EPA wants to shut down all the coal fired power plants...with little or nothing to replace them. If the EPA gets its way, we will have periods of Brown Outs like some of the 3rd world nations.

Trees have always served as natures "air filter", and the Amazon rain forest has always provided the Earth with a continuing means of removing excess CO2 from the planets atmosphere...but that forest is being ravaged to make room for sugar cane production to supply Brazil with Ethanol fuel for their cars. The more people try to "use" this planets resources, the more they screw things up.
 
[h=2]Influence of the energy lobby in the United States[/h][h=2]In the 2006 election cycle, oil and gas companies contributed over $19 million to political campaigns. 82% of that money went toRepublican candidates, while the remaining 18% went to Democrats. In 2004, oil and gas companies contributed over $25 million to political campaigns, donating 80% of that money to Republicans. In the 2000 elections, over $34 million was contributed, with 78% of that money going to Republicans. Electric utilities also heavily favor Republicans; their contributions have recently ranged between $15–20 million.[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP] From 2003-2006, the energy lobby also contributed $58.3 million to state-level campaigns. By comparison, alternative energyinterests contributed around half a million dollars in the same time period.[SUP][5][/SUP] During the United States elections in 2012 which includes thepresidential election there was much spending by the lobbies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuels_lobby



Do I use oil?
Sure I do, Gene, but I figure the less lobbying for oil and gas means less Republicans in Congress that are against any alternative energy progress or environmental legislation.

Did you vote for Republicans that are against alternative energy progress and environmental legislation, Gene?
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Jackie22 said:
Influence of the energy lobby in the United States

In the 2006 election cycle, oil and gas companies contributed over $19 million to political campaigns. 82% of that money went toRepublican candidates, while the remaining 18% went to Democrats. In 2004, oil and gas companies contributed over $25 million to political campaigns, donating 80% of that money to Republicans. In the 2000 elections, over $34 million was contributed, with 78% of that money going to Republicans. Electric utilities also heavily favor Republicans; their contributions have recently ranged between $15–20 million.[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP] From 2003-2006, the energy lobby also contributed $58.3 million to state-level campaigns. By comparison, alternative energyinterests contributed around half a million dollars in the same time period.[SUP][5][/SUP] During the United States elections in 2012 which includes thepresidential election there was much spending by the lobbies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuels_lobby



Do I use oil?
Sure I do, Gene, but I figure the less lobbying for oil and gas means less Republicans in Congress that are against any alternative energy progress or environmental legislation.

Did you vote for Republicans that are against alternative energy progress and environmental legislation, Gene?
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Yes I do. The free market should determin if green energy makes it. I dont mind having incentives that helps with start up, research etc. But eventually a system needs to earn it's own way.

I dont like my tax money being spent for windmills that chop up eagles.

I have a question. Do you have a retirement fund? 401K? Then you most likely "own" so called big oil.

Gene
 

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