Tim Wigley

Tim Wigley is an American lobbyist working primarily on resource and environmental issues. He is Executive Vice President of PAC/WEST Communications. He was formerly the president of the Oregon Forest Industries Council and worked as director of communications for pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific.[1] Wigley led the group Project Protect, which supported the Healthy Forests Initiative. He received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and is also a graduate of The American Campaign Academy in Washington, D.C.[2]

Criticism

Wigley has been criticised for his alleged use of Astroturfing techniques in relation to the establishment of groups such as Project Protect and Save Our Species Alliance[3]

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gollark: The main worry is unrealistically *high* grades, I think.

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gollark: There WAS some kind of standardization process.

References

http://www.pacwestcom.com/staff/wigley.htm Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
PAC/WEST Communications: Tim Wigley Archived September 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
Organizing Astroturf: Evidence Shows Bogus Grassroots Groups Hijack the Political Debate; Need for Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure Requirements Public Citizen, Cleanupwashington.org, January 2007. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved 2006-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Wigley bio

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[1] ttp://www.pacwestcom.com/staff/wigley.htm Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] PAC/WEST Communications: Tim Wigley Archived September 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[public_citizen-3] Organizing Astroturf: Evidence Shows Bogus Grassroots Groups Hijack the Political Debate; Need for Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure Requirements Public Citizen, Cleanupwashington.org, January 2007. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved 2006-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)