Word: mccomb
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...environmentalists agree that Clark has effected a change in Interior's style. Says John McComb, conservation director of the Sierra Club: "Clark doesn't have the confrontational, arrogant attitude of Watt." But that adjustment, McComb says, is a "public relations game." The report maintains that "Watt's basic policies remain substantially unchanged." Among the points covered...
Caught off guard, environmentalists at first welcomed the plan as a peace overture from the embattled Secretary. But their approval turned to dismay when they examined the fine print. Said John McComb, director of the Washington, D.C., office of the Sierra Club: "To say that we were deceived by Watt's proposal would be an understatement. This is one of the worst things that has happened to the environment since Watt himself...
...series, but officials at three stations owned by the Washington Post-Newsweek broadcast group-in Jacksonville, Detroit and Hartford-told Mobil that the ads violated their ban against advocacy commercials. "We believe that controversial issues should be dealt with in our news and public affairs programs," says Amy McComb, manager of Jacksonville's WJXT. Adds Joel Chaseman, president of the Post-Newsweek stations: "We have a policy that spot commercials are not the proper forum for complex and controversial issues...