National (U.S.)

"Fracking Advocates Urged to Win Ugly by Discrediting Opponents"

"As he took the floor at the tony Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, the veteran Washington public relations guru had an uncompromising message for oil and gas drillers facing an anti-fracking backlash. 'You can either win ugly or lose pretty. You figure out where you want to be,' Rick Berman told the Western Energy Alliance, according to a recording."

Source: Bloomberg, 10/31/2014

"2 Years After Sandy, U.S. Disaster Policy Is Still A Disaster"

"Two years ago, Superstorm Sandy devastated the northeastern United States, killing more than 70 people, causing $60 billion in damage and exposing major gaps in federal disaster preparedness and response. But there has been little movement in Congress to change policies to prepare the country for future disasters."

Source: Huffington Post, 10/30/2014

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