by Gary Chandler | Jul 11, 2021 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Affairs
Support For Carbon Tax A Smokescreen Many oil producers have been bragging about their support for climate science and a carbon tax, but the reality is very different. The industry has been a leading suppressor of climate science. An industry lobbyist claims that...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 20, 2021 | Climate Change, Water Management
Critical Crops, Industries In Peril The Dust Bowl pales in comparison to the mega-drought scorching the American West today. According to most scientists, the situation isn’t likely to improve. The past year has been the driest or second driest in most...
by Gary Chandler | May 21, 2021 | Biodiversity, Public Land
Phoenix Public Affairs Firm Promotes Biodiversity Ecosystems and biodiversity around the world are under assault like never before. Predators at the top of the food chain are at extreme risk—including humans. Conservationists are joining together in a collective call...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 14, 2021 | Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility
Coalition Supports Comprehensive Climate Action Businesses and investors signed an open letter to President Biden supporting his administration’s commitment to climate action. In fact, the businesses are asking Biden to pick up the pace. We Mean Business is...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 27, 2021 | Brand Management, Corporate Social Responsibility
Employees, Investors Changing Corporate Culture Many corporations are known for being large, cold institutions focused on production, profits and power. They have been ivory towers standing firmly against the winds of change, but that stance is facing increased...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 16, 2021 | Prion Disease, Public Health
Prions Contaminating Food, Water Supplies The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent every day. With more air pollution comes more warming, more degradation and more extreme weather. These trends are clearly putting more people in harm’s way. Some...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 7, 2021 | Climate Change, Environmental Protection
Few Drillers Interested In ANWR While Trump’s misguided mob attacked democracy and the U.S. Capitol, yesterday, his misguided attack on the Arctic also fizzled. Only two oil companies showed up at his auction. In November, the Trump...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 15, 2020 | Biodiversity, Climate Change
Land Use Driving Extinction, Global Warming The agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, global agricultural operations for livestock, soybeans and palm oil have been converting the world’s...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 16, 2020 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Proposition Makes Conservation History A government trapper killed Colorado’s last native gray wolf almost 80 years ago in a misguided attempt to help the livestock industry tame the West. We are all poorer for the loss. Thanks to voter approval, Proposition 114...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 25, 2020 | Climate Change, Politics
Free Market Leading Transition To Alternative Energy Climate change made the agenda during the final presidential debate. Trump talked about his pipe dream of clean air and clean water, despite his policies to gut protections for our dwindling precious resources....
by Gary Chandler | Sep 4, 2020 | Government Relations, Politics
Trump The Most Recent Beneficiary While in the Oval Office, Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that presidents in the United States are not elected—they are selected. Since the American electoral system selected him four times, he would know better than anyone else. The...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 13, 2020 | Environmental Protection, Public Affairs
Trump Administration Dismisses Advice, Science Six former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators are calling for reform at the agency. Although most of the former EPA leaders were critical of the current management, they were optimistic about the...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 5, 2020 | Government Relations, Politics
Racism, Corruption Killing Innocent, Unarmed Citizens Earlier this year, I was shocked and speechless after watching the video of a young American man murdered in broad daylight in a quiet Atlanta suburb. Two terrorists and an accomplice trapped the young man as he...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 18, 2020 | Public Affairs, Public Health
Pathway Management Can Contain Virus The coronavirus has changed the world in just a few months. Millions of people have been infected and thousands have died. Entire industries have been upended, reformed and refined. Due to misinformation, mismanagement and other...
by Gary Chandler | May 5, 2020 | Brand Management, Corporate Social Responsibility
Promote Public Health First The coronavirus has billions of people and millions of businesses fighting for survival. Of course, our first concern is for our nation, communities and families. On the economic front, few brands will be untouched. The crisis will define...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 23, 2020 | Crisis Communications, Public Health
Best Practices In Stakeholder Engagement As the United States and the rest of the world battle the deadly coronavirus, best practices regarding pathway management and crisis communications are in short supply. Americans deserve more than a $3-trillion con job with no...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 7, 2020 | Crisis Communications, Public Health
Public Health Critical To Brand Management Many companies think a crisis will never happen to them. In reality, crisis situations affect businesses of all sizes and industries every day. The following best practices, however, will help outline and deploy an effective...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 16, 2020 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Stakeholders Excluded From Public Comment By Kelsey Yule, PhD Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist I have spent the past seven years studying the rich biological communities of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Few places there are more captivating than the Organ Pipe...
