date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 18:25:44 +0100 from: Cherry Farrow subject: kyoto -Reply to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk Hello Mike - two thinhs - we can help you with politicians - our two parliamentary (public affairs ) officers here are talking with MPs constantly on this one - adn could come up with a suitable list..ref CLimate action Network - we're part of that umbrella organisation. I know delia well (she used to be WWF) and is now with them in Brussels. Obviously, given the money we've contributed to the process I would rather that we release the letter to them AFTER the press - that's how we would normally do it - they will then go ahead under their own letterhead - If you want to retain "neutrality" then it would be better that they pick it up separately than that you release it to them, which would align you with 122 NGOs...but it is right and proper they should have it at some time....We can help you with the database of journos of course - obvious ones are Paul Brown, Nick Schoon, Charles Clover, Fred Pearce, Geoffrey lean Jonathan Leake etc., and Julian Rush or Andy Veitch at Ch4 news - remember they have to "sell" it to their news editors. which means they need time to write the story too - if you want a real ppiece with real analysis then give them lead in time under an embargo - and remember certain of them cannot be trusted not to break the embargo (we can tell you who!)...we ought to talk at the beginning of next week perhaps?