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Environmental Media Services (EMS) is a Washington 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. Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Olympia Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi  (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... An environment is a complex of external factors. ... Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Environmental Defense (formerly known as the Environmental Defense Fund or EDF), is a US-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. ...


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. RealClimate is a commentary site (blog) on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. ...


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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References

  1. ^ Environmental Media Services Website. URL accessed on April 16, 2006.
  2. ^ RealClimate - Discussion of hosting support. URL accessed on April 16, 2006.
  3. ^ Fenton Communications - Who We Are. URL accessed on April 16, 2006.


 
 

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