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When does a study on the unconventional shale gas industry become a "shill gas study"? The quick answer: when nearly everyone writing and peer reviewing it has…

shutterstock_15465343.jpg When does a study on the unconventional shale gas industry become a "shill gas study"? The quick answer: when nearly everyone writing and peer reviewing it has close ties to the industry they're purportedly doin…

Big Boys Gone Bananas! documents the campaign Dole waged against Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten to try to prevent him from showing his film Bananas! from being distributed in the United States. This first film documented the struggle of Nicaraguan w…

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Ever wonder why a blooming green energy industry has faced such harsh opposition? Now, as the old adage goes, "the cat's out of the bag."
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shutterstock_90778001.jpg Ever wonder why a blooming green energy industry has faced such harsh opposition? Now, as the old adage goes, "the cat's out of the bag." The Guardian today revealed the network of fossil-funded groups…

Young directors are using Twitter to fund their films

The Sierra Club launched a funny new "Mr. Coal" video campaign this week in its ongoing 'Beyond Coal' effort to shut down coal plants throughout the United States.
The campaign will feature a steady stream of satir…

The Sierra Club launched a funny new "Mr. Coal" video campaign this week in its ongoing 'Beyond Coal' effort to shut down coal plants throughout the United States. The campaign will feature a steady stream of satiric…

A picture from a recent Eastern Health news conference shows why at least a portion of their news conference backdrop needs to be tossed in favour of a new design. Chief executive Vicki Kaminski looks like she’s in an advertisement for a freak show….

A picture from a recent Eastern Health news conference shows why at least a portion of their news conference backdrop needs to be tossed in favour of a new design. Chief executive Vicki Kaminski looks like she’s in an advertisement for a freak show.&…

Susan G. Komen Run for the Cure doesn’t have much of a direct presence on this side of the border, so I could watch the recent public relations train wreck here with a sort of Olympian dispassion and, I have to admit, grim satisfaction. Frankly I…

Dear Readers; The French are whining again! Arthur Clarke’s long-ago comment in Childhood’s End was that, “in sum, the French are the world’s best second-raters,” and I really can’t disagree!  They’re a bunch of whiners who never give up …….., and never shut up! At least as far as sovereignty goes. ——————————————————– By The Canadian [...]

Via crisisblogger.com comes a link to a Guardian feature on the role Twitter played in rumours about riots in London. The site gives seven specific rumours and tracks the life-cycle of the rumour from inception to death. From the Guardian: A peri…

Raising Elijah.jpg Q: In light of your new book Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis, which raises the specter of raising children in troubled times, both environmentally and ecologically, are you surprised that…

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Q: In light of your new book Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis, which raises the specter of raising children in troubled times, both en…

ingraffea.jpg Cornell University Professors Robert Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea made waves in April 2011 when they unveiled what is now known simply as the "Cornell Study." Published in a peer-reviewed letter in the academic journal Cl…

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Cornell University Professors Robert Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea made waves in April 2011 when they unveiled what is now known simply as the "Cornell Study."
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Travel Blog Advice. The other night at a Toronto Travel Massive meet up someone asked how to work with tourism agencies and PR companies. People seem discouraged that only a handful of Travel Bloggers end up on press trips or partner with companies.

From the site, Customer Love.  CustomerLove is a bi-monthly challenge, a movement, a community of solopreneurs. For 29 days, we vow to follow the advice of our marketing Fairy Godmother, Naomi Dunford: “Spend the first 28 days being totally, ridiculously awesome. Plan to make 100% of your money on the 29th day.” Related Posts:Evangelist Marketing: Using the [...]

Dear Readers; Even though the byline says “London,” Innerkip is actually 10 km’s north of Woodstock, but I know the place quite well because I have driven through it a bunch of times! All that being said, there is something strange about this report, and I will tell ya what it is at the end. [...]