World's biggest PR firm calls it quits with American oil lobby – reports
World's biggest PR firm calls it quits with American oil lobby – reports
Edelman public relations ends relationship with American Petroleum Institute despite contract that at times was worth more than 10% of firm’s global revenue
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
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Thursday 19 February 2015 15.24 EST
Last modified on Thursday 19 February 2015 15.43 EST
The world’s largest public relations firm is ending its lucrative relationship with America’s powerful oil lobby – after more than a decade and at least $327m in billings.
Circumstances of the divorce between Edelman public relations and the American Petroleum Institute (API) were not immediately clear.
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The oil lobby paid Edelman $327.4m for lobbying and public relations, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Those earnings, which include money later spent by Edelman for advertising, cover only a five-year period from 2008-2012.
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Last year, Edelman was caught out when other major public relations firms announced they would no longer work for climate deniers, in response to a Guardian report.
Edelman later scrambled to catch up with the new industry standard and declared it too would not represent climate deniers.
The company also faced scrutiny for advising TransCanada pipeline company to run a “perpetual campaign” against opponents of a pipeline project across eastern Canada. TransCanada later announced it had dropped Edelman.
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