Archive for the 'Advertising' Category
Fossil Fuel Lobby’s $45 Million Propaganda Campaign
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell May 13th, 2009 in Advertising, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Iraq, Public Relations, US politics, greenwashing, lobbying, oil sandsYou really did not expect them to lie down and roll over without a fight did you? Yesterday we highlighted how the sceptics were gearing up for one last push to undermine the science of climate change. Today its the turn of the oil and coal companies who are pouring millions into scuppering the Democrat’s [...]
“I Will Point Out Hypocricy”
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell November 21st, 2008 in Advertising, Oil Price, greenwashing, lobbyingAs the price of oil plummets below $50 a barrel, the price of gasoline falls too. The high oil prices and record gas prices of the summer now seem years away. As we fill up our cars, the temptation will be that cheaper motoring will mean more motoring.
But not if the friendly folks from Chevron [...]
Exxon extends influence in Washington
2 Comments Published by Steve Kretzmann June 1st, 2008 in Advertising, Separate Oil and StateExxon is a heavy hitter in Washington, and I’m not just talking about campaign contributions and lobbying. The world’s largest corporate carbon emitter has bought itself top billing at Washington’s new - supposedly green - baseball park.
Its hard to name the many ways in which this is offensive. Besides the obvious greenwash [...]
The Alaskan PR Campaign to Get the Goahead for Gas Pipeline
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 18th, 2008 in Advertising, Arctic oilOil companies have spent more than $1.4 million in recent months on advertising in Alaska a bid to win voter support for its views on oil taxes and a natural gas pipeline, according to new figures.
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association spent more than $800,000 on ads and public relations last Autumn. At the time, [...]
Norway: Drop “Green” Car Ads
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell September 18th, 2007 in Advertising, Car manufacturers, OilNorway’s consumer ombudsman has targeted automakers who claim that their cars are “green”, “clean” or “environmentally friendly” with some of the world’s strictest advertising guidelines.
Consumer ombudsman official Bente Oeverli said: “Cars cannot do anything good for the environment except less damage than others.” She said automakers such as Toyota, Opel, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Citroen, Saab and [...]
