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Trade Group Asks Oil Companies to Recruit Employees for 'Citizen' Rallies


Environment  (tags: globalwarming, climate-change, astroturf, fake, grass-roots, rallies, oil, company, paid, employees, masquerade, theater, politics, public, relations, money, corruption, corporate, business, dishonesty, lies, environment, pollution )

Tom
- 89 days ago - washingtonpost.com
"It's the most powerful among us masquerading as grass-roots outrage to stifle debate on global warming," says Greenpeace of the oil group's plans. "These are manufactured concerns, and the people who get involved in this are paid to put on this theater."
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Michelle M. (83)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 3:13 pm
Thank you, Tom.
 

Bee Hive Lady (302)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 5:26 pm
I dd not approve of anything Greenpeace says or does. I remember their split with Sea Shepherd 40 years ago. Sea Shepherd was more interested in direct conservation and Greenpeace was more interested in collecting donations, I consider everything that Greenpeace does as an act to increase their donor base, Greenpeace is not a trustworthy environmental conservation group. Thank you, Tom.
 

Koo J. (92)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 6:50 pm
The use of oil companies employees in rallies has also been reported on the Rachel Maddow Show. Pharma and insurance companies pull the same stunt in rallies against universal healthcare.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32493763/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#32484876

Maddow calls it "Stealth Campaigning".
 

Koo J. (92)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 7:32 pm
Also coal industry fakes supporters: (the first bit is about torture)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#32590248
 

Panda Eats Bankers (274)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 9:05 pm
So big corporations,encourage their employees to adopt behaviours,which are nothing to do with any employee job profile!
Tom I don't understand this? don't big corporations make people FREE (WHOOP WHOOP) ?Thats what i've been told by unceasing propaganda anyway...
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (251)
Saturday August 29, 2009, 10:42 pm
After reading everyones' comments, who do you know who is the real shepherd, or who is the wolf in sheeps clothing... at the end of the day we need to go by the convictions of our hearts... is it not written you shall know a man by the fruit he bears... rolling mass action though by genuine people with a heart and concerne for their environment is what makesa things happen... They do this very well in South Africa..
 

Cynthia Davis (227)
Sunday August 30, 2009, 11:36 am
Sending a Green Star is a simple way to say "Thank you"
You cannot currently send a star to Koo because you have done so within the last week.
 

mary f. (74)
Monday August 31, 2009, 2:28 am
thanks tom
 
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