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| − | '''Potomac Communications Group''' is a Washington D.C. public relations company. | + | [[Category:Nuclear PR]] |
| + | '''Potomac Communications Group''' is a Washington D.C. [[public relations]] company. | ||
| − | "Helping clients meet their business | + | "Helping clients meet their business needs and public policy goals through creative strategies, winning messages and on-target communications", the company's website states. |
| + | <ref>[http://www.pcgpr.com/ Home page], Potomac Communications Group, accessed January 2008.</ref> | ||
| − | In April 2004 the Austin Chronicle revealed that one of the creative strategies employed by Potomac is ghostwriting pro-nuclear op-ed columns on behalf of the [[Nuclear Energy Institute]]. [http://www.austinchronicle.com/ | + | In April 2004 the ''Austin Chronicle'' revealed that one of the creative strategies employed by Potomac is ghostwriting pro-nuclear op-ed columns on behalf of the [[Nuclear Energy Institute]]. ''Chronicle'' described the effort as "Big Nuke's vast op-ed conspiracy: a decades-long, centrally orchestrated plan to defraud the nation's newspaper readers by misrepresenting the propaganda of one hired atomic gun as the learned musings of disparate academics and other nuclear-industry 'experts.'" <ref>William D. Adler, "[http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A206880 Will Shill for Nukes]", ''The Austin Chronicle'', April 16, 2004.</ref> |
| − | ===Clients | + | ==Indian Point== |
| + | Potomac program manager [[Matthew Simmons]] serves as the media contact for the "Independent Safety Evaluation" panel set up by [[Entergy]] to investigate its [[Indian Point (Nuclear Power Station)|Indian Point]] nuclear power plant. In the statement announcing the panel, Entergy said it was established to "provide public assurances about the operation and protection of New York's largest nuclear power facility." <ref name="IPpanel">Diane Farsetta, "[https://www.prwatch.org/node/7163 Indian Point on the Potomac: Entergy's New Safety Panel and PR Firm]," Center for Media and Democracy, April 2, 2008.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Clients== | ||
*AREVA Enterprises, Inc. | *AREVA Enterprises, Inc. | ||
*Air Force Office of Special Investigations | *Air Force Office of Special Investigations | ||
*American Association for the Advancement of Science | *American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||
*American Forest & Paper Association | *American Forest & Paper Association | ||
| − | *American Petroleum Institute | + | *[[American Petroleum Institute]] |
*American Society of Microbiology | *American Society of Microbiology | ||
*Association For Manufacturing Technology | *Association For Manufacturing Technology | ||
| − | *Bechtel | + | *[[Bechtel]] Corporation |
| − | *The Brattle Group | + | *The [[Brattle Group]] |
*BWX Technologies, Inc. | *BWX Technologies, Inc. | ||
*Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society | *Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society | ||
*Construction Specifications Institute *Cross-Sound Cable | *Construction Specifications Institute *Cross-Sound Cable | ||
*DC Department of Health | *DC Department of Health | ||
| − | *Entergy Corporation | + | *[[Entergy]] Corporation |
| − | *Environmental Protection Agency | + | *[[Environmental Protection Agency]] |
*FirstEnergy Corporation | *FirstEnergy Corporation | ||
*Foster Wheeler International Corporation | *Foster Wheeler International Corporation | ||
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*Mellon Financial Corporation | *Mellon Financial Corporation | ||
*National Home Equity Mortgage Association | *National Home Equity Mortgage Association | ||
| − | *NASA | + | *[[NASA]] |
*National Energy Technology Laboratory | *National Energy Technology Laboratory | ||
| − | *National Science Foundation | + | *[[National Science Foundation]] |
| − | *Nuclear Energy Institute | + | *Navy Seals |
| + | *[[Nuclear Energy Institute]] | ||
*Pepco Energy Services | *Pepco Energy Services | ||
*Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | *Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ||
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*Temple University | *Temple University | ||
*USEC Inc. | *USEC Inc. | ||
| − | *Washington Group International | + | *[[Washington group international|Washington Group International]] |
| − | *Westinghouse Electric Corporation | + | *[[Westinghouse Electric Corporation]] |
| − | * | + | *[[U.S. Army]] |
*US Coast Guard | *US Coast Guard | ||
| − | * | + | *[[U.S. Department of Commerce]] |
| − | * | + | *[[U.S. Department of Energy]] |
| − | * | + | *[[U.S. Department of Transportation]] |
| − | + | == Personnel == | |
| + | As of April 2008, according to their website: <ref>"[http://www.pcgpr.com/staff.html Our team]," Potomac Communications Group website, accessed April 2008.</ref> | ||
| + | * [[Bill Perkins]], Managing Partner: "Former journalist and trade association executive, co-founded PCG in 1981. Focuses on strategic communications planning, positioning, issue management. Special expertise in energy and environment, crisis management and association communications. Past president of the [[National Brain Research Association]], board member of Washington Shakespeare Company." | ||
| + | *[[Russ Dawson]], Senior Vice President: "Former journalist, association communicator and government official; at [[EPA]] he served as Assistant for Communications to Administrator [[Lee Thomas]] and directed the agency’s national strategic communications program; heads our environmental practice, including legislative and regulatory policy support campaigns, marketing communications, and our risk communications media training." | ||
| + | *[[Mimi Limbach]], Senior Vice President: "In 25 years with [[Westinghouse]], managed communications for everything from litigation to marketing and the merger with [[CBS]]. Was also VP of Communications for a major consulting firm. At PCG, counsels clients on marketing, positioning, public affairs and [[crisis communications]]. Works on energy, technology and international trade issues, close relationships with key media." | ||
| + | *[[Leonard S. Greenberger]], Vice President: "Covered energy issues as associate editor for [[Public Utilities Fortnightly]]. At PCG, counsels trade associations, professional societies, and other clients on public policy advocacy, positioning and branding, media outreach, marketing communications, market research. Past Board Chairman of Broadcasters Child Development Center." | ||
| + | *[[Kelly Baker]] | ||
| + | *[[Conor Bernstein]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Bernstein]] | ||
| + | *[[Amanda Bucher]] | ||
| + | *[[Lauren deFranco]] | ||
| + | *[[Jacqulyn Hampton]] | ||
| + | *[[Andy Hallmark]] | ||
| + | *[[Laura Hermann]] | ||
| + | *[[Lauren Karasek]] | ||
| + | *[[Laurie Leopold]] | ||
| + | *[[Brian Meeley]] | ||
| + | *[[Matthew Simmons]] | ||
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*[[Lou Ann Bradley]] | *[[Lou Ann Bradley]] | ||
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*[[Nathan Petrillo]] | *[[Nathan Petrillo]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Rebecca Noah Poynter]] |
| + | *[[Marge Wasson]] | ||
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| + | ===Other=== | ||
| + | *[[Barbara Longsworth]], graphic design | ||
| + | *[[Ashley Giacofci]], graphic design | ||
| + | *[[Nora Howe]], Vice President, Operations | ||
| + | *[[Evette Martin]], finance | ||
| + | *[[Ernest Butler]], administrative / support | ||
| + | *[[Chanita Scott]], administrative / support | ||
| − | === | + | ===Former staff=== |
| + | *[[Ellen Lepper]]. "Former educator and association manager of technical and environmental programs. Co-founded PCG in 1981. Focuses on strategic marketing programs and issues management with a special emphasis on energy efficiency." | ||
| − | + | ==Contact information== | |
| − | + | 1133 20th Street, NW<br> | |
| + | Suite 400<br> | ||
Washington, DC 20036<br> | Washington, DC 20036<br> | ||
| − | Phone: 202 | + | Phone: (202) 466-7391<br> |
| − | Fax: 202 | + | Fax: (202) 429-0365<br> |
| − | + | Email: prhelp AT pcgpr.com<br> | |
| − | Web: http://www.pcgpr.com | + | Web: http://www.pcgpr.com |
| − | === External links === | + | ==SourceWatch resources== |
| + | *[[Entergy]] | ||
| + | *[[Indian Point (Nuclear Power Station)]] | ||
| + | *[[Nuclear Energy Institute]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ===Articles=== | ||
*William M. Adler, "[http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-04-16/pols_feature.html Will Shill for Nukes: Decommissioning the nuclear lobby's phony op-ed campaign]", ''The Austin Chronicle'', April 16, 2004. | *William M. Adler, "[http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-04-16/pols_feature.html Will Shill for Nukes: Decommissioning the nuclear lobby's phony op-ed campaign]", ''The Austin Chronicle'', April 16, 2004. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Nuclear PR]][[Category:Public relations firms]][[Category:United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 11 October 2017
Potomac Communications Group is a Washington D.C. public relations company.
"Helping clients meet their business needs and public policy goals through creative strategies, winning messages and on-target communications", the company's website states. [1]
In April 2004 the Austin Chronicle revealed that one of the creative strategies employed by Potomac is ghostwriting pro-nuclear op-ed columns on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute. Chronicle described the effort as "Big Nuke's vast op-ed conspiracy: a decades-long, centrally orchestrated plan to defraud the nation's newspaper readers by misrepresenting the propaganda of one hired atomic gun as the learned musings of disparate academics and other nuclear-industry 'experts.'" [2]
Contents
Indian Point
Potomac program manager Matthew Simmons serves as the media contact for the "Independent Safety Evaluation" panel set up by Entergy to investigate its Indian Point nuclear power plant. In the statement announcing the panel, Entergy said it was established to "provide public assurances about the operation and protection of New York's largest nuclear power facility." [3]
Clients
- AREVA Enterprises, Inc.
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Forest & Paper Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- American Society of Microbiology
- Association For Manufacturing Technology
- Bechtel Corporation
- The Brattle Group
- BWX Technologies, Inc.
- Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society
- Construction Specifications Institute *Cross-Sound Cable
- DC Department of Health
- Entergy Corporation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- FirstEnergy Corporation
- Foster Wheeler International Corporation
- George Washington University
- Healthcare Distribution Management Association
- Lafarge North America
- Mellon Financial Corporation
- National Home Equity Mortgage Association
- NASA
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- Navy Seals
- Nuclear Energy Institute
- Pepco Energy Services
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Temple University
- USEC Inc.
- Washington Group International
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- U.S. Army
- US Coast Guard
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Transportation
Personnel
As of April 2008, according to their website: [4]
- Bill Perkins, Managing Partner: "Former journalist and trade association executive, co-founded PCG in 1981. Focuses on strategic communications planning, positioning, issue management. Special expertise in energy and environment, crisis management and association communications. Past president of the National Brain Research Association, board member of Washington Shakespeare Company."
- Russ Dawson, Senior Vice President: "Former journalist, association communicator and government official; at EPA he served as Assistant for Communications to Administrator Lee Thomas and directed the agency’s national strategic communications program; heads our environmental practice, including legislative and regulatory policy support campaigns, marketing communications, and our risk communications media training."
- Mimi Limbach, Senior Vice President: "In 25 years with Westinghouse, managed communications for everything from litigation to marketing and the merger with CBS. Was also VP of Communications for a major consulting firm. At PCG, counsels clients on marketing, positioning, public affairs and crisis communications. Works on energy, technology and international trade issues, close relationships with key media."
- Leonard S. Greenberger, Vice President: "Covered energy issues as associate editor for Public Utilities Fortnightly. At PCG, counsels trade associations, professional societies, and other clients on public policy advocacy, positioning and branding, media outreach, marketing communications, market research. Past Board Chairman of Broadcasters Child Development Center."
- Kelly Baker
- Conor Bernstein
- Peter Bernstein
- Amanda Bucher
- Lauren deFranco
- Jacqulyn Hampton
- Andy Hallmark
- Laura Hermann
- Lauren Karasek
- Laurie Leopold
- Brian Meeley
- Matthew Simmons
Associates
Other
- Barbara Longsworth, graphic design
- Ashley Giacofci, graphic design
- Nora Howe, Vice President, Operations
- Evette Martin, finance
- Ernest Butler, administrative / support
- Chanita Scott, administrative / support
Former staff
- Ellen Lepper. "Former educator and association manager of technical and environmental programs. Co-founded PCG in 1981. Focuses on strategic marketing programs and issues management with a special emphasis on energy efficiency."
Contact information
1133 20th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-7391
Fax: (202) 429-0365
Email: prhelp AT pcgpr.com
Web: http://www.pcgpr.com
SourceWatch resources
External links
References
- ↑ Home page, Potomac Communications Group, accessed January 2008.
- ↑ William D. Adler, "Will Shill for Nukes", The Austin Chronicle, April 16, 2004.
- ↑ Diane Farsetta, "Indian Point on the Potomac: Entergy's New Safety Panel and PR Firm," Center for Media and Democracy, April 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Our team," Potomac Communications Group website, accessed April 2008.
Articles
- William M. Adler, "Will Shill for Nukes: Decommissioning the nuclear lobby's phony op-ed campaign", The Austin Chronicle, April 16, 2004.
