Reported covered position: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Educated policymakers on the lack of scientific basis for, and potential impacts of, a listing under the Endangered Species Act of the polar bear; 2. Supported legislation to provide incentives to landowners to protect species (H.R. 700, H.R. 1422, H.R. 2223).
Bureau of Reclamation Site Security Costs Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
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WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE via POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies. 3. Supported tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery projects using carbon; 4. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 5. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 6. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of greenhouse gases; 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansion of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Source: Senate LDA
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
To direct the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to conduct a study on prescription drug take-back programs, and for other purposes.
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Educated policymakers on the lack of scientific basis for, and potential impacts of, a listing under the Endangered Species Act of the polar bear; 2. Supported legislation to provide incentives to landowners to protect species (H.R. 700, H.R. 1422, H.R. 2223).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies. 3. Supported tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery projects using carbon; 4. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 5. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 6. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of greenhouse gases; 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansion of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of climate change; 5. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should be required to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 6. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 7. Supported a tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration activities and enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide; 8. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Government Accountability Office Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Government Accountability Office Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Restoring the West's Fair Share Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
Americans for American Energy Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Americans for American Energy Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
Americans for American Energy Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Educated policymakers on the lack of scientific basis for, and potential impacts of, a listing under the Endangered Species Act of the polar bear; 2. Supported legislation to provide incentives to landowners to protect species (H.R. 700, H.R. 1422, H.R. 2223).
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
More Water, More Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
More Water, More Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
National Landscape Conservation System Act
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139).
National Landscape Conservation System Act
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213 and related bills added to package); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139)
A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities.
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies. 3. Supported tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery projects using carbon; 4. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 5. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 6. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of greenhouse gases; 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansion of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of climate change; 5. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should be required to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 6. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 7. Supported a tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration activities and enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide; 8. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Study Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies. 3. Supported tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery projects using carbon; 4. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 5. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 6. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of greenhouse gases; 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansion of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Study Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Study Act of 2007
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of climate change; 5. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should be required to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 6. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 7. Supported a tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration activities and enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide; 8. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
American Energy Production Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139).
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213 and related bills added to package); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139)
Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Economic Recovery Act, 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
Economic Recovery Act, 2008
Client: WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE · Firm: POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
1. Educated policymakers regarding the danger of listing species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), on the basis of future climate change impact predictions, in the absence of concrete data showing actual causal impacts to the specific species in question.
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213 and related bills added to package); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213); 2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139).
1. Educated policymakers regarding the danger of listing species under the Endangered Species Act (such as the polar bear), on the basis of future climate change impact predictions, in the absence of concrete data showing actual causal impacts to the specific species in question.
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566); 2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf; 3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security; 4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commerical leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development; 5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts); 6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060); 7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of climate change; 5. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should be required to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 6. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery; 7. Supported a tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration activities and enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide; 8. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE via POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Educated policymakers on the lack of scientific basis for, and potential impacts of, a listing under the Endangered Species Act of the polar bear; 2. Supported legislation to provide incentives to landowners to protect species (H.R. 700, H.R. 1422, H.R. 2223).
1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers; 2. Educated policymakers on the rapid advances in electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies; 3. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; 4. Expressed concern regarding suggestions that EPA should regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; 5. Supported legislation focused on solving hurdles to transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery (S. 2144); 6. Supported putting produced water from oil and gas operations to productive use (Supported H.R. 902/S. 1116); 7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educating policymakers of the negative implications of suggested legislative expansions of the Act (Opposing H.R. 2421/S. 1870).
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE