Even Some PR Companies Won't Admit Working With, Not Willing To Work With Climate Deniers

[hatrack]

You know it's getting bad when even PR companies won't work with you . . .

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.

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/04/worlds-top-pr-companies-rule-out-working-with-climate-deniers?CMP=twt_gu

[alittlelark]

1. Hyenas refuse to represent Jackals.....

.....sigh.....

[hatrack]

2. Yeah, pretty much my thoughts. . . .

Or "leeches refuse to suck blood from lampreys".

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. This is why they are hiring companies

that worked for tobacco companies.