Corporate America could take some lessons from NY and NJ politicians about how to prepare for and to respond to a crisis – because the NYC tri-state area put on a crisis communications clinic this past weekend. A good crisis plan has many steps and varies by industry and situation, but there are several high [...]
Today the New York Times published a highly critical report of the shale gas industry and its practices – at one time comparing it to Enron and another the the dot com bubble of the late ’90s. Whether the report is an early warning of trouble to come or a false alarm, what’s certain is [...]
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In the wake of the Anthony Weiner scandal, it’s hard to argue with the old adage, “Honesty is the Best Policy.” Lies beget lies; it’s as much a truism for a child learning wrong from right as it is for a high profile politician or a corporate board of directors. When things go bad, the [...]
We’ve talked before about Marcellus Shale players’ need for strong, clear (and positive) PR. Here’s a great example of natural gas PR done right – an Op-Ed in the Patriot-News entitled Marcellus Shale Player Does Have an Environmental Conscience. Give it a look. It’s a big score for Range Resources, the clear leader in MS [...]
Posted in Crisis Management Tags: Great PR, Marcellus Shale, Media Relations, Op-Ed, Range Resources No Comments »As the word spread that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by an elite group of US military professionals, it was easy to see the media would have a dynamite story on their hands. Within hours news of the operation was plastered across the media landscape – and journalists wanted answers. As stories go, this [...]
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A new study was released today that is another body blow for Marcellus Shale, an industry that increasingly is finding itself in the public eye for all the wrong reasons. The report, issued by Cornell University, found that that methane produced from shale gas has as large or even larger “greenhouse gas footprint” than coal. [...]
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