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An Astroturf Double-Header Hits Houston and D.C.

August 19, 2009

Posted by Michael Oko in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, API, astroturf, cleanenergy, climate, climatechange, energyandclimate2009, energycitizens, markey

Somehow it's fitting that Houston -- home to the Astrodome, where the Astros used to play baseball -- would be the latest place that we'd find Astroturf.  We had a double-header today with two more revelations about phony acts designed to spread fear around...continued

Astroturf Gone Wild: Summer of Fakes and Deception

August 17, 2009

Posted by Michael Oko in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
API, astroturf, cleanenergy, climatechange, coal, globalwarming, NAM, oil, senatorspecter

Up until a few weeks ago, the only time I thought of Astroturf was in relation to high school soccer and leg burns. But, with each passing day, I'm learning more and more about front "Astroturf" groups that have been fueling angry...continued

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Michael Oko
Federal Media Director
Washington D.C.
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