May 1, 2012

Fracking a PR Challenge for ExxonMobil

Darren Goode, Politico


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The controversy over hydraulic fracturing is ExxonMobil’s stiffest domestic challenge in decades, and it may mean overhauling the company’s media plan, according to company chronicler Steve Coll.

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