Tag: Public Relations
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House of Representatives Committee Investigation on Public Relations, the Fossil Fuel Industry and Climate Change
A landmark hearing today in the House Committee on Natural Resources “The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change” The committee issued a 116 page report to accompany the hearing. The …
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CIC’s Trade Associations PR Investigation in the Media
In early March 2019, the Climate Investigations Center (CIC) launched its Trade Associations and the Public Relations Industry report, which revealed the almost $1.4 billion energy and business trade associations spent over the past decade …
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Energy and Corporate Trade Associations Spend $1.4 Billion on PR Campaigns
How much money have the fossil fuel industry’s powerful trade association allies spent to convince the American public that its products are beneficial and necessary – and to stymie progress on climate change that could …
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Big Oil Paid Edelman and FleishmanHillard Over $400 Million Since 2008
The Center for Public Integrity has just released a report compiling spending by industry trade associations on public relations over the past decade or so. The report, titled Who needs lobbyists? See what big business …
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Edelman Submits New Answers to CIC Climate Change Quiz
Remember when you wished you could take that Chemistry 101 final again…not often you have a teacher willing to accept a do-over. Edelman took the opportunity to rewrite its answers to our April climate survey …