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Christine Arena
Tweet After 13 years, Shell settles deadly human rights case for $15.5 million. Shell earned $458 billion in 2008 http://tinyurl.com/ko7rth

9 June 2009 •

Christine Arena 01am June 09

Hmm. I think Shell's CEO is wasting his time and the company's money with the tour you describe. No amount of public relations or positive s...

Christine Arena 11am June 09

From what I can gather the company seems to be taking a reactive versus proactive PR / crisis management approach. The company's view is tha...

12pm June 09

nice analysis, christine. what do others think? I'm letting shell management know about this conversation here in 12 hours so if you want me...

Christine Arena 12pm June 09

Please tell them not to send me a cease and desist letter;-)

12pm June 09

cats out of the bag now, that would be pretty hard for them to do, headline "Shell sues good work platform". that would instantaneously incr...

Christopher Bauer 12pm June 09

Trust being what it is (and isn't), I suspect that a speaking tour - certainly if either in isolation or perceived as such - might help keep...

Carlton Jackson 01pm June 09

None of this is news. Corporate resource extraction from developing countries has left a 500 year history of destruction and death which is ...

Jonathan Feinstein 01pm June 09

this is barely noticeable on a Shell ledger sheet. consumers must find a way to punish Shell at the pump if they wish to put a real toll on ...

Paul Griffin 02pm June 09

Is that really the answer? Punishment? I have looked at the good work Shell is doing and obviously it doesn't outweigh the bad stuff that th...

Jonathan Feinstein 02pm June 09

I would also encourage Shell to distinguish between PR (a 50-city tour to where?) and meaningful stakeholder engagement with the communities...