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August 19, 2009

Oil Industry Group Sought to Stage Rallies Against Climate Bill
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A newly disclosed memo shows a prominent oil industry group has tried to
stage rallies against climate change legislation using oil company
employees posing as everyday citizens. The leaked American Petroleum
Institute memo was made public by the environmental group Greenpeace.
The memo urges oil companies to recruit employees to take part in
protests against the Waxman-Markey climate bill approved by the House in
June.



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