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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Global Warming attacks from
oil.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>August 13, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Oil Lobby's 'Energy
Citizens' Astroturf Campaign Exposed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>An internal memo obtained
recently by Greenpeace <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
details polluting interests’ plans to launch a nationwide astroturf
campaign attacking climate legislation at public events scheduled throughout
the final weeks of recess before the Senate returns to debate the issue in
September.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The email memo (download a
PDF copy), which appears to come from the desk of American Petroleum Institute
president Jack Gerard, asks API’s member companies to recruit employees,
retirees, vendors and contractors to attend “Energy Citizen”
rallies in key Congressional districts nationwide in the closing weeks of the
August recess. The campaign plan places a special focus on 21 states picked by
API for having “a significant industry presence” or “assets on
the ground.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Taking a page from the
playbook of astroturf campaigners currently crashing health care town hall
events across the country, API hopes to similarly sully productive
communications between Congress members and their actual constituents at public
events scheduled for the coming weeks. Gerard states that API is ready to bus
in company members and provide logistical support, and reveals that API has
retained “a highly experienced events management company that has
produced successful rallies for presidential campaigns, corporations and
interest groups.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Gerard’s email states
that API is partnering on the rally campaign with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
and the National Association of Manufacturers, confirming that the groups are
staging a coordinated effort to attack climate legislation despite the fact
that several prominent members of these groups have stated support for strong
Congressional action to combat climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Greenpeace sent a letter to
Gerard yesterday asking him to verify the authenticity of the email, and
pointing out that the plan “runs contrary to several prominent API
members’ public support for climate action, namely Shell, BP America,
ConocoPhillips, General Electric and Siemens.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The memo closes with a
‘for your eyes only’ plea: “Please treat this information as
sensitive and ask those in your company to do so as well… we don’t
want critics to know our game plan.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>To which Greenpeace
responded to Gerard in yesterday’s letter, “Game plan known.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Here is a list of the
“tentative venues” where API plans to hold “Energy
Citizen” rallies. If you live in one of the named cities, please email
any news or tips you hear about the rallies to us at desmogblog@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Houston</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Perry GA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Detroit</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">MI</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Roswell</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">NM</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Greensboro</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">NC</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">NM</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Ohio</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
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(venue being finalized)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Greeley</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">CO</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Nashville</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">TN</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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(venue being finalized)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Bismarck</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">ND</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Tampa</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <st1:State
w:st="on">FL</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">SD</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">SC</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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w:st="on">IL</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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w:st="on">WV</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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w:st="on">VA</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Lincoln</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
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w:st="on">NE</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Missouri</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
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TBD<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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TBD</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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