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- International Network for Whaling Research - Facilitates information exchanges among legal scholars, archaeologists, historians, and various writers and commentators who are interested in whaling research.
- The International Whaling Commission - Contains convention and meeting details, activity schedules, news, and information on the Commission's conservation and management efforts.
- Japan Whaling Association - Presents news articles, a company profile index, and links to other related sites.
- Makah - Whaling - Go over this presentation of photos and texts of the Makah tribe whale hunt.
- The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission - Web presence of one inter-governmental effort that moves for the conservation, management, and study of marine mammals in the North Atlantic.
- Whales and Whaling in the Faroe Islands - Describes the whaling activities in the Faroe Islands. With news, notes on whale welfare, and a copy of national whaling regulations.
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- Transnational China Project - Gallery of photos depicts the issues posed by some outdoor ads in Shanghai, China.
- Ad Age - Advertising resource for news, demographics, marketing trends and salary surveys.
- Legacy Tobacco Documents Library - Searchable database of over seven million documents related to tobacco advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and research.
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- Adbusters - Presents ad spoofs, interviews, forums, and other articles criticizing the way advertisements are presented.
- Blacklist of Internet Advertisers - List of spammer advertisers in the Internet.
- Citizens Against Ugly Street Spam - Facilitates forums where issues of unsightly and unethical street signs and billboards are discussed.
- Didn't I already Pay for this Movie? - Campaigns for the change in the way movie start times are advertised. With boycott links and hotlines.
- Internet Junk Buster Headlines - Moves for the elimination of unwanted items in Internet surfing - cookies, banner ads, and various other nuisance popups.
- Junk Busters - Tags telemarketing, spam, junk mail and faxes, and (some) web ads as junk - thence campaigning for their riddance.
- Alcohol Policies Project - Cites the banning of alcoholic drink billboard ads as one way to curb down problems on alcoholism.
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- Advertising in the Media Theme Page - Resource for students and teachers to find instructional materials and various related articles on the advertising in mainstream media.
- Bad Advertising - Superimposes funny, gross, revealing, or annoying images on deceitful tobacco print ads in the hopes of educating people about the harmful effects of smoking.
- Commercial Alert - Consumer welfare campaign to stop the (psychologically) exploitative effects of some advertisements on children.
- Electric Snow - Student-created site aims to educate other students on the influence of television.
- Liquid Candy - Reports the harmful effects of softdrinks on America as well as the American addiction to it.
- Commercial Exploitation - Campaign for a commercial-free childhood. Denounces the exploitative effects of ads on kids.
- Target Market - Inquires into the impact of advertising in the society and education. Explores the behavioral science behind it.
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Critical_Commentary
- Stay Free - Brooklyn-based magazine tackles the politics and perversions of mass media and the American culture.
- The Media and Communications Study Site - Directory of discussions on advertising. Includes articles on advertising's impact on gender issues, products, children, and consumer culture.
- Subliminal Advertising - Introduction to subliminal advertising with commentaries and various examples.
- Toward a Critical Theory in Advertising - John Harms and Douglas Kellner's article discusses advertising from the sociological, historical, cultural, and political perspectives.
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E-Commerce
- Network Advertising Initiative - Consolidated efforts of online marketers, analytics, and advertising and email companies to address consumer privacy and protection.
- High Stakes in Cyberspace - Guide to advertising opportunities in the Internet. With recommended readings and answers to frequently asked questions.
- Opt Out - Offers an online profiling tool to get rid of junk mails, spamming, and other annoying marketing strategies.
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Insider_Perspectives
- Lexicon - Offers brand development for better market exploitation. With an article on the importance of brand names.
- Propagandium - Presents advertising in both the boon and bane aspects following a past-present-future purview.
- Semiotic Solutions - Learn how this advertising solutions company has built industry leadership in the United Kingdom by incorporating functions, signs, and symbols into advertising.
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- Actif Solutions - Learn about the services and get to know the staff of this corporate crime prevention servicing company.
- Combating Corruption - Introduces Thomas Dunfee and David Hess' authored set of principles that aim to aid the reduction of corruption in international business.
- Corporate Crime and Abuse - Proposes the creation of a summary of corporate crimes committed in the US. For a start, this site presents its own tracking corporate crime page.
- Consumer Defense - Presents reports of suspicious corporate actions (moves for mergers or consolidations, product changes) and other informative articles in pdf, printable, and ready-to-email formats.
- Covert Security Solutions - Overview of Covert Security's professional witness services, surveillance operations, and trainings.
- Counter-intelligence Pages - Offers protection for confidential corporate information and trade secrets. With a directory of economic espionage information links.
- Shell's Nuclear Crimes - Investigation into the Shell - Thornton Research Center's decommissioning and alleged dumping of toxic chemical wastes. Presented by John Alfred Dyer.
- Simon Jones Memorial Campaign - Campaign for action against workplace crimes (in this case, murder) as inspired by the case of Simon Jones, a casual dock laborer.
- White Collar Crime - Houses a collection of articles and various resources related to corporate crimes such as business scams, unethical and illegal company policies and impositions, and fraud.
- Why Is there so Much Corruption - Journal article exploring the causes of corruption and the ways to counter it.
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- American Public Information on the Environment - Proffers public awareness on environmental issues. Posts action alerts and presents an environmental information hotline.
- Anti-Environmental Myths - Indexes a collection of articles and topical discussions that counter some common beliefs on environmentalism.
- Chemical Industry Archives - Compendium of articles, even insider documents, from the chemical industry. Presents the facts, fiction, and relevant issue discussions.
- Cleaner and Greener - Get to know this certification program initiated by the Leonardo Academy Inc. Explore the presented emission calculators.
- Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life - Site of an anti-global warming endeavor partner. Posts announcements, presents information on programs, and offers a collection of related resources.
- Die Off - Statistical and graphical presentation about fossil fuels. With an array of related articles.
- Environmental News - Directory of news about environmental care. With action alerts, petitions, e-cards, and articles on healthy living.
- Ecology Hall of Fame - Displays the profiles and feat info of some of America's environmental activists.
- Eco World - Contains articles, forums, blogs, e-cards, and other resources discussing various environmental issues.
- Green Nature - Comprehensive presentation of the various man-made environmental threats, their effects, and the ways to minimize or remedy them.
- Horizon Solutions - Facilitates forums that allows for the presentation and discussion of various solutions to environmental problems.
- Institute of Global Communications - Explore this interactive page to find helps to addressing environmental and social problems.
- News Batch - Guide to understanding policy issues. Presents news, issue discussions, vote charts, and summary articles.
- Waste of the West - Moves for the conservation and protection of America's public lands.
- Save Our World - Provides issue discussions, position statements, and online petitions that aim to draw global support.
- Paying Off Mother Nature - Light presentation with a heavy message. Metaphorical discussion likens Earth's ecosystems to valuable economic items.
- Solcom House - A resource collection on environmental issues, offers articles, commentaries, and music news.
- Save the Earth - Contains articles, feedbacks, and resource links.
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