Environmental Media Services
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Environmental Media Services (EMS) is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization that is "dedicated to expanding media coverage of critical environmental and public health issues"[1]. EMS was founded in 1994 by Arlie Schardt, a former journalist, former communications director for Al Gore's 2000 Presidental campaign, and former head of the Environmental Defense Fund during the 1970s.
Their primary activities include holding forums that bring scientists knowledgeable in current environmental issues together with journalists, providing web hosting and support for environmental issues sites like RealClimate[2], and providing recommendations to journalists trying to locate experts knowledgeable on environmental topics. They also issue press releases related to environmental issues and provide an aggregration service that disseminates recent news on environmental topics.
EMS is closely allied with Fenton Communications, "the largest public interest communications firm in the [United States]"[3], which specializes in providing public relations for nonprofit organizations dealing with public policy issues. The Washington branch of Fenton shares the same address as EMS.
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- ^ Environmental Media Services Website. Retrieved on April 16, 2006.
- ^ RealClimate - Discussion of hosting support. Retrieved on April 16, 2006.
- ^ Fenton Communications - Who We Are. Retrieved on April 16, 2006.
