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David Kalson has extensive experience in scientific, energy and environmental issues, industries and their attendant media challenges. He provides strategic counsel to clients and manages communications programs relating to corporate and product positionings, issues and crisis management as well as internal communications.

He has counseled companies and organizations that include energy clients Entergy; Repsol YPF; Canaport LNG, New York Regional Interconnect, and KeySpan Energy on issues ranging from nuclear power and public safety; transmission line, pipeline and facility sitings; emerging renewable energy technologies; and carbon reduction initiatives. He has also provided counsel in developing environmental communications strategies for financial service and consumer products companies such as Bank of America and Staples. He has led programs that address highly emotionally charged issues such as environmental impacts, climate change, product contaminations and recalls, NIMBYism, and he has extensive experience interacting with lobbying and government relations firms on behalf of legislative initiatives at state and federal levels.

Kalson has authored numerous articles, speeches and annual reports including feature articles for World Book's Science Year, The Rockefeller University and PRNews. He has won two consecutive first prizes for Narrative Presentation from The American Business Communicators Group's annual report competition for his annual reports. He has been an invited lecturer and symposium arranger for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Iona University, the Institute of Public Relations, the American Physical Society and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives.

Kalson has a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Communications from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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