Online Petition Battles Junk Mail
The U.S. Post Office, suffering from reduced mail volume, has started a new program aimed at encouraging businesses to send […]
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Compass Colorado Links Obama and U.S. Energy Policy to Iranian Dictator
The Republican front group Compass Colorado is running billboards across the state that link President Obama with Iranian President Mahmoud
Memo Exposes Huge PR Campaign to Attack Wind and Solar Industries
A group of energy industry-affiliated, right-wing groups is readying a massive PR plan to try and turn American public opinion
Heartland Institute Likens People Who Believe in Climate Change to Mass Murderers
The Heartland Institute put up an inflammatory billboard along a major highway Illinois that compared belief in global warming to
RushOutOfMissoula.com Makes Headway as KGVO Hijinks Backfire
The grassroots effort to push Rush Limbaugh off the airwaves in Missoula, Montana reports that as of this week 18
Abbott Labs Pays $1.6 Billion for Illegal Drug Marketing
Abbott Laboratories, the maker of Ensure, PaediaSure, Similac and Vicodin, pled guilty to misbranding and illegally marketing its drug Depakote.
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Female, African-American Doctor Backs Tobacco Industry in New Ad
The tobacco industry’s front group, “Californians Against Out-of-Control Taxes and Spending,” is spending millions to run a 30-second TV ad
Activists Gain Against Limbaugh in Missoula
Anti-Rush Limbaugh activists racked up another successful week after six more businesses vowed to drop sponsorship of the Rush Limbaugh
BP Ads Say Everything’s Great in the Gulf; Fisherman Report Sicknesses, Deformed Sea Life
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is running ads on TV promoting tourism
Dow-Funded PBS TV Series Promotes Dow and Its Product Lines
A new, four-part PBS television show airing this month called “America Revealed” is sponsored by the Dow Chemical company, whose
Seven Sponsors Drop Rush Limbaugh in Missoula
The grassroots effort to push Rush Limbaugh off KGVO radio in Missoula, Montana saw major success this week after seven
Federal Court Says Groups Can’t Keep Campaign Donors Secret
A District Court in Washington, D.C, ruled (pdf) earlier this month that it is illegal for groups to keep secret
Pain at the Pump Funds Huge Pay Raises for Energy Executives
Gasbuddy.com, the website that logs gas prices across the U.S., has a big blue banner ad at the top of
Missoula Citizens Deliver Petition Against Rush Limbaugh
On April 12, 2012 a group of citizens in Missoula, Montana delivered a “Take Rush Limbaugh off the air in
FDA Orders Sexual Dysfunction Warning Added for Merck Baldness Drug Propecia
If your hairline is receding and you’re are thinking about taking Merck’s baldness drug Propecia, you might want to think
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NFL Players Promote Adult Diapers
NFL football players endorsing products for money isn’t new, but DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys, Wes Welker of the
Johnson & Johnson Fined $1.2 Billion for Illegal Drug Marketing
The state of Arkansas has ordered Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, to pay $1.2 billion
Billboard Campaign Promotes Marijuana Legalization in Colorado
A big new billboard has appeared right over a liquor store near Mile High Stadium in Denver that shows a