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western United States (including Oregon) and the oldest petroleum trade association in the country. The WPSA “activates” and funds front groups that are designed to change public opinion on climate change.308 438. The WPSA front groups, with names like the “Oregonians For Sound Fuel Policy” and “Fed Up At The Pump,” appeared to be grassroots groups representing consumer interests, but were really part of WSPA’s multimillion dollar public relations campaign to further the oil industry’s propaganda machine.309 439. The slide below identifies groups that were “activated” by the WSPA. Many of the names are clearly “greenwashed” to hide the group’s and WPSA’s real purpose of working against climate policy. The actions of some of these groups were conducted in, or directed to, Multnomah County
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- Status: Dormant
- Info: Opposition group organized by CA Independent Oil Marketers Association (CIOMA) to fight C&T/fuels under the cap. Active during summer of 2014.
- Contact: Twitter: @FedUpAtThePump –
- HIRED GUN: Perry Communications (PR consultant; Kassy Perry, President & CEO Twitter: @KassyPerry) – Lists CIOMA as a client; Perry Communications worked on gas pump labeling bill (Jones).