• Air quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Water quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Seek legislative and regulatory outcomes that balance the cost and benefit of air and water issues that could affect the reliable operation of electric and natural gas companies covering energy supply, electric generation, energy transmission and energy distribution matters to assure end-use energy consumers have access to clean, reliable and affordable energy resources.
• Energy policy issues and legislative and regulatory policy matters broadly related to the use of clean energy, renewable energy, coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Includes issues related to energy reliability, energy security and energy adequacy necessary for the reliable operation of electric and natural gas companies covering energy supply, generation, energy transmission and energy distribution matters to assure end-use consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy resources. Track and support energy research and development activities such as advances in efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technology, advanced combustion systems, carbon capture utilization and storage systems and other emerging energy technologies.
• Air quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Water quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Solid waste issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Land use issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Seek legislative and regulatory outcomes that balance the cost and benefit of environmental issues that could affect the reliable operation of electric, natural gas and water companies covering energy supply, electric generation, energy transmission and energy and water distribution matters to assure end-use energy and water consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy and water resources.
• Railroad industry issues and legislative and regulatory matters concerning rail transportation, rail rates, rail service, rail competition and railroad regulation. Includes such matters as the application of antitrust laws to the rail industry, Surface Transportation Board oversight, competitive access, and other rail-related issues that could affect the reliable and cost-effective operation of energy companies, energy supplies, and the ability to assure end-use energy consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy resources.
• Corporate tax issues generally, tax reform matters and legislative and regulatory issues related to or that could affect the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations. Generally support tax issues promoting clean energy, clean coal technologies, renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation tax incentives that support energy research and development activities such as advances in efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technology, advanced combustion systems, carbon capture systems, and other emerging energy technologies and related tax policy matters important to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations. Assure fair treatment of these companies under the tax code or tax reform efforts in order to provide end-use energy and water consumers with access to reliable and affordable energy and water resources.
• Air quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Water quality issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Solid waste issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Land use issues and legislative and regulatory energy / environmental policy matters related to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations including the use of coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Seek legislative and regulatory outcomes that balance the cost and benefit of environmental issues that could affect the reliable operation of electric, natural gas and water companies covering energy supply, electric generation, energy transmission and energy and water distribution matters to assure end-use energy and water consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy and water resources. Energy policy issues and legislative and regulatory policy matters broadly related to the use of clean energy, renewable energy, coal, natural gas, hydro power, wind power, solar power and biomass energy as primary fuel sources. Includes issues related to energy reliability, energy security and energy adequacy necessary for the reliable operation of electric and natural gas companies covering energy supply, electric generation, energy transmission and energy distribution matters to assure end-use consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy resources. Track and support energy research and development activities such as advances in efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technology, advanced combustion systems, and other emerging energy technologies. Railroad industry issues and legislative and regulatory matters concerning rail transportation, rail rates, rail service, rail competition and railroad regulation. Includes such matters as the application of antitrust laws to the rail industry, Surface Transportation Board oversight, competitive access, and other rail-related issues that could affect the reliable and cost-effective operation of energy companies, energy supplies, and the ability to assure end-use energy consumers have access to reliable and affordable energy resources. Track corporate tax issues generally, tax reform matters and legislative and regulatory issues related to or that could affect the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations. Generally support tax issues promoting clean energy, clean coal technologies, renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation tax incentives that support energy research and development activities such as advances in efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technology, advanced combustion systems, carbon capture systems, and other emerging energy technologies and related tax policy matters important to the operation of electric, gas and water companies and coal mining operations. Assure fair treatment of these companies under the tax code or tax reform efforts in order to provide end-use energy and water consumers with access to reliable and affordable energy and water resources.
• Support legislative and regulatory outcomes that support electric grid reliability and resiliency efforts and industry-government partnerships, energy research and development including funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean coal technology, advanced combustion systems, carbon capture utilization and storage technologies, other emerging energy technologies and low income home energy assistance programs.

Duration: November 1, 2007 to September 30, 2018

General Issues: Clean Air & Water (Quality), Energy/Nuclear, Environmental/Superfund, Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Utilities, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $2,044,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

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