Posted on 08/04/2014 10:44:30 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Some of the world’s top PR companies have for the first time publicly ruled out working with climate change deniers, marking a fundamental shift in the multi-billion dollar industry that has grown up around the issue of global warming.
Public relations firms have played a critical role over the years in framing the debate on climate change and its solutions – as well as the extensive disinformation campaigns launched to block those initiatives.
Now a number of the top 25 global PR firms have told the Guardian they will not represent clients who deny man-made climate change, or take campaigns seeking to block regulations limiting carbon pollution. Companies include WPP, Waggener Edstrom (WE) Worldwide, Weber Shandwick, Text100, and Finn Partners.
“We would not knowingly partner with a client who denies the existence of climate change,” said Rhian Rotz, spokesman for WE.
Weber Shandwick would also not take any campaign to block regulations cutting carbon emissions or promoting renewable energy. “We would not support a campaign that denies the existence and the threat posed by climate change, or efforts to obstruct regulations cutting greenhouse gas emissions and/or renewable energy standards,” spokeswoman Michelle Selesky said. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Good points, I agree — to a point. I was going to mention the AGW bias in the MSM — which has meant an easy ride for any PR firms on the AGW side. The real challenge has been getting the “denier’s* side out.
Fortunately, the MSM are no longer the only open communications channel. If they won’t carry the message, there are alternatives, such as the “blogosphere”. But, you’re right — it won’t be easy.
Still, this is an opportunity for upstarts.
Re: “Public relations firms have played a critical role over the years in framing the debate on climate change and its solutions – as well as the extensive disinformation campaigns launched to block those initiatives.”
I read the whole, rather long, article.
Only one “denier” PR firm is discussed.
That firm works for the American Petroleum Institute, but no examples of “disinformation” are provided.
All the other PR firms in the article are avid supporters of global warming “science,” carbon taxes, alternate energy projects, and stricter environmental laws.
“The Guardian” has no understanding of - or interest in - the fact that 99% of “deniers” get ALL their information from independently funded Conservative websites.
PR firms funded by oil companies have no impact at all on the “Denier vs. Warming” debate.
FASCISM_PING!
Not almost, it IS a religious cult.
So if Christian bakers can be forced to bake a cake for a gay wedding, I would think that PR firms can be forced to accept “climate change deniers” as clients.
Traitors and Nazi sympathizers. ..
Goody.
An opportunity for a PR firm who isn’t intimidated by frozen faced Cultural Marxists trying to silence opposition to their nonsense extortion gigs.
Exactly. But they want us to believe it is all the fault of evil mankind.
My thoughts exactly and why liberals hate the free market. It just doesn’t tolerate bad ideas.
I call “discrimination”.
If you don’t yell “Burn the witch!” loudly enough, the mob might think you are one.
any PR company that takes up the AGW clients will be put out of business by the left
Christian T-Shirt Company Faces Boycott & Investigation for Declining Service to Gay Pride Group (Mar. 29, 2012)
Fascist corporations have made their Leftard allegiance known.
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