Nature Conservancy’s climate change organizer now working for American Petroleum Institute

[babylonsister]

:wtf:


API snags enviro group vet to take on new role as director of grassroots push
By Ben Geman - 03/01/10 09:48 AM ET


This is an interesting job change: The American Petroleum Institute (API), the oil industry’s biggest trade group, has hired the Nature Conservancy’s climate change organizer as its new grassroots director.

Deryck Spooner is now API’s senior director for external mobilization following his stint managing the Nature Conservancy’s climate change advocacy and outreach work, API announced Monday.

API said Spooner will coordinate efforts to “develop, mobilize and sustain a political infrastructure of individuals, groups and coalitions to advance priority advocacy issues with elected officials.” The move comes amid API efforts to rally members of the public against energy and climate change plans it believes would hamper domestic energy production and raise prices.

API last year was the driving force behind the launch of the “Energy Citizens” campaign that organized rallies and other actions to fuel opposition to cap-and-trade legislation.

API President Jack Gerard on Monday lauded Spooner’s “extensive experience” in political and issue campaigns. “He’s a veteran of coalition building and grassroots mobilization and will play a vital role in our advocacy work at a critically important moment for U.S. energy policy. We’re extremely fortunate to have him on our team,” Gerard said in a prepared statement.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/84187-api-snags-enviro-organizer-for-grassroots-director-slot

[Kali]

1. TNC = $$$

My experience with TNC has always been that they hire the best that money can buy, so my guess is they got outbid.

TNC is all about $$$. They are not really any different than any other big corp so they have the same kind of budgets, assets, and would be hiring (and have on their Board of Directors) all the same types of people.

[Birthmark]

2. Amazing what a dump truck load of money will, ain't it? nt

[sixmile]

3. Whores everywhere

Phony, empty suits.