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Exxon extends influence in Washington

2 Comments Published by Steve Kretzmann June 1st, 2008 in Advertising, Separate Oil and State

Exxon 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 oil

Oil 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, Oil

Norway’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 […]