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Public Relations, Activist Groups, Media, and the Environment A recipe for Crisis Communication!
A Little Overview/History: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1973:The Turning Point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legislation is born! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Activists have learned their trade! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Success is soon theirs: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Perception replaces Reality While there are legitimate environmental problems that need addressing, often irrelevant or imagined ones top the activist/media agenda.
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Energy: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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The Great Cranberry Scare (1959) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DDT -- 1962 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Results of DDT Ban: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A Little Perspective: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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September 2006: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Love Canal, New York ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Significance of Love Canal: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Three Mile Island ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
TMI Fallout: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Scientific Reality: ,[object Object]
Mt. Pinatubo Ash Cloud
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Global Warming ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Now for Reality ……….. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Speaking of Al Gore: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],“ I have read dozens of scientific papers. I have talked with numerous scientists. I have studied. I have thought about it. I know I am correct.  There is no run away climate change. The impact of humans on climate is not catastrophic. Our planet is not in peril . I am incensed by the incredible media glamour, the politically correct silliness and rude dismissal of counter arguments. . .  In time, a decade or two, the outrageous scam will be obvious .”  ICECAP, November 2007
“ It’s a hoax.” ,[object Object]
Stick to Reality! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Regarding Law,Lawyers, and the Public: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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