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Vladimir Putin: Chevron’s Man of the Year? | OpenMarket.org
openmarket.org - 1/12/2009
Vladimir Putin: Chevron’s Man of the Year? | OpenMarket.org
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I don’t know what the situation is in other areas, but Chevron’s use-less-energy ads , launched last fall, are still thick and heavy in the DC area. Its campaign, dubbed “Will You Join Us?”, shows people promising to use their cars less and “unplug things more.” The print ads are plastered over ...

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The Corner on National Review Online:  Chevron's Man of the Year

Moonbattery:  Putin and Chevron: On the Same Page

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Chevron's Man of the Year
The Corner on National Review Online — Monday, January 12, 2009 [image] Chevron's Man of the Year [Iain Murray] People may have seen energy company Chevron's bizarre campaign to persuade people to use less energy. Given the actions of one particular international leader, we suspect he might be Chevron's man of the year. It's probably not who you think it is . ...

Putin and Chevron: On the Same Page
Moonbattery — ... of natural gas to Europe during an extremely cold winter (so much for global warming). For applying the Chevron slogan so dramatically, the Competitive Enterprise Institute nominates Putin for Chevron's Man of the Year. ...

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