Mid-Year Report

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Period Mid-Year 2007 Filed Aug 13, 2007

Official filing
Firm
THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Client
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Income
—
Expenses
$240,000

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; regulation of GE crops; ag res programs; protection of CAFO pollution reporting requirements; support for NARMS standards & rigorous organic standards; increased stringency for feed ban rule; Caps on Farm Bill Title I commodity payments & Title II conservation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg; Global Change Res and Data Mgmt Act; National Aquatic Invasive Species Act; Asian Carp Prev & Control Act; Ballast Water Mgmt Act; Coast Guard Auth Act; UDSA emergency fund for pests; rulemaking on Asian Carp; 100th Meridian State Revolving Loan Fund Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

National energy policy Renewable electricity standard Renewable energy R&D funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Defense DEF

Nuclear weapons R&D; missile defense funding; Defense Authorization bills; nuclear terrorism threat reduction; reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel; nuclear power safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; Scientific advisory committee appointments; Endangered Species Act science; Morale of federal agency scientists; Whistleblower protection; Food and Drug Administration reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; Tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Clean school buses; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standards; EPA rulemaking on fuel economy labeling test procedures; Biofuels legislation; Renewable fuels standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE ANDERSON —
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN N/A
KATE CLANCY —
DAVID FRIEDMAN N/A
FRANCESCA GRIFO N/A
MICHAEL HALPERN N/A
ELI HOPSON N/A
KARLY KAUFMAN N/A
KEVIN KNOBLOCH N/A
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM N/A
EDWIN LYMAN N/A
DON MACKENZIE N/A
MARGARET G MELLON N/A
ALDEN MEYER N/A
ROBERT NELSON N/A
JENNIFER PALEMBAS N/A
KAREN PERRY-STILLERMAN —
SUSAN PROLMAN —
JANE RISSLER N/A
MICHELLE ROBINSON N/A
LEXI SHULTZ N/A
BRISE TENCER N/A
MARCHANT WENTWORTH N/A
CELIA WEXLER N/A
PHYLLIS WINDLE N/A
STEPHEN YOUNG N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE

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