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The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Erin Burns of Carbon180
Substantively and effectively addressing climate change is a multi-layered challenge. We need to reduce and eventually eliminate emissions (which technologies such as carbon capture, utilization and storage will help with), and we need to remove existing or legacy emissions as well (which technologies such as carbon removal will help with). In this series, we’re trying to address climate change and other important topics in as many ways as possible. This month, we’re focusing
Mar 31, 2022


Thoughts and Thanks On Becoming A Nationally-Ranked Public Affairs Firm
The NCAA Tournament rankings aren’t the only national rankings making news this month (although we are certainly excited to see Texas Tech ranked #3 in the Western Region of the NCAA Tournament!). Last week, we had the distinct pleasure – and surprise – of learning that we’ve been ranked as the #2 Public Affairs firm in the country on the Clutch 2022 B2B Leaders chart . As a DC-based public affairs firm working with clients across the country, we think any ranking is a good
Mar 15, 2022


The Common Sense Colloquy Year Four in Review – My Favorite Comments from our Participants
The Common Sense Colloquy requires a good deal of effort, but the opportunity to share the insight and perspective of the smart people we work and collaborate with is worth it. In this, the third post in our Year Four in Review series, we share my favorite comments from our twelve participants over the past year. In addition to being smart and insightful, the comments below share a few things in common: they address the value of authenticity, the importance of equity and the
Mar 11, 2022


The Common Sense Colloquy Year Four in Review – “The Best Advice I’ve Given Others”
Every year at this time for the past three years, we have highlighted the best of the best from our Common Sense Colloquy series: key advice and perspective on communications from a diverse group of energy, environmental and LGBTQ leaders who participated in our monthly Q&A series. In this, the second post in our three-part series marking the end of the fourth year of the Common Sense Colloquy, we’re sharing insight from twelve influential communications and advocacy leaders
Mar 9, 2022


The Common Sense Colloquy Year Four in Review – “The Best Advice I’ve Received”
Four years ago, I had an idea for a series of Q&As with interesting energy and environment leaders. In February 2018, I posted the first of what I hoped would be an ongoing series of useful conversations sharing insight on common sense conversations. Our client Marcene Mitchell set a high bar with that first interview and every person since then has demonstrated that this wasn’t just a good idea, it was an insightful one. The nearly fifty conversations we’ve had since that
Mar 7, 2022
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