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Sharon Beder

Global Spin : The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism Paperback – January 1, 2002

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Global Spin reveals the sophisticated techniques being used around the world by powerful conservative forces to try to change the way the public and politicians think about the environment. Large corporations are using their influence to reshape public opinion, to weaken gains made by environmentalists, and to turn politicians against increased environmental regulation. The corporations' techniques include employing specialized PR?firms to set up front groups that promote the corporate agenda whilst posing as public-interest groups; creating 'astroturf' - artificially created grassroots support for corporate causes; deterring public involvement by imposing SLAPPS - strategic lawsuits against public participation; getting corporate-based 'environmental educational' materials into schools; and funding conservative think-tanks, which have persistently tried to cast doubt on the existence of environmental problems and to oppose stricter environmental regulations. In the media, corporate advertising and sponsorship are influencing news content, and industry-funded scientists are often treated as independent experts. This updated edition includes new chapters about the business campaign to prevent action on global warming, and whether Greenpeace's ideals are being compromised by 'greenwash'.

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336 pages
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English
Publisher

Green Books Ltd
Publication date

January 1, 2002
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6.18 x 0.83 x 9.17 inches
ISBN-10

1903998093
ISBN-13

978-1903998090
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John D. Croft

Understanding the Attack on Science

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Sharon Baders book is a must for anyone trying to understand the way in which powerful corporate interests seek to undermine environmental groups and non government organisations. It shows the way "astro-turf" lobbying occurs, through the setting up of dummy "citizen greoups". For people trying to understand the growth of climate change denialism, it is a good introduction to how corporations distort scientific results. Paul and Anne Ehrlich's "Betrayal of Science and Reason", and Naomi Klein's "No Logo" are good companion books that fill the picture in more.

To anyone trying to understand the "forces" that activists face, this is a well researched and authoritative text.

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