Corporate Framing of Fossil Fuels and Solutions to Climate Change in Oregon: A Discourse Analysis of Public Relations and Networks of Activist Resistance
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2008-06
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
This thesis examines the ways in which the fossil fuel industry attempts to
manage conflict by projecting an image of corporate responsibility to gain access to
resources for expansion. Examining the discourse of corporate public relations messaging
for proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and state government responses,
this research analyzes the local impacts of this discourse which draws on the rhetoric of
globalization and market-based solutions to climate change. In addition, this research
displays the ways in which communities and activists are working to re-frame the
discussion of climate change solutions, re-framing fossil fuels within a life-cycle global
context. This takes into account not only use but production, extraction and distribution,
which supports organizing for community-based solutions.
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vii, 93 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.