“Oil and gas companies go to the ends of the Earth, drill miles down to extract fossil fuels, then refine these products and put them in gas stations three blocks from our homes. They pay their workers great wages and benefits and pay billions in taxes to federal and state governments. We’re proud to work for them.”
That statement or something akin to it, was issued by exactly zero public relations firms or consultants under fire from activists for having fossil fuel clients. Instead, a senior executive at one of the biggest firms issued this statement: “Porter Novelli is committed to regularly assessing evolving issues, the science that guides them and their impact on diverse, global audiences. As such, we have determined our work with the American Public Gas Association is incongruous with our increased focus and priority on addressing climate justice—we will no longer support that work beyond 2020.” (Italics are mine)
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