American Petroleum Institute’s ‘Secret Game Plan’

The issue of climate change has still to be properly confronted by the Obama administration, as the first proposed bill was put on hold until the health care reform cluster-f*ck is sorted out. But yet again Corporate America wants to halt progress for its own personal gain.

Greenpeace USA managed to obtain a internal memo from American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard, asking API’s member companies to recruit employees, retirees, vendors and contractors to attend “Energy Citizen” rallies in key Congressional districts nationwide in the closing weeks of the August recess. The plan being to cause a shift in the opinions of the general public, making them reject the up and coming plans to take action on climate change, much like FOX News has done with the Obama-Care health reform that is dominating the news.

Recent reports show that 51% of Americans think that more should be done to prevent climate change. API’s plan places a special focus on 21 states picked for having “a significant industry presence” or “assets on the ground.” The plan is clearly trying to replicate the rights movement on Obama’s health care reform, that has been stopped dead in its tracks thanks to right wing groups and FOX News spurring on opinionated idiots to head to health care talks around the US, and shout at the senators to get on TV.

Gerard states that API is ready to bus in company members and provide logistical support, and reveals that API has retained “a highly experienced events management company that has produced successful rallies for presidential campaigns, corporations and interest groups.”

The email also states that API is partnering on the rally campaign with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, confirming that the groups are staging a coordinated effort to attack climate legislation.

Not Evil enough for you? Well the memo closes with a ‘for your eyes only’ plea: “Please treat this information as sensitive and ask those in your company to do so as well… we don’t want critics to know our game plan.”

Game Plan known DOUCHE BAG!