4th Quarter - Report — THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS (2010)

Firm

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Client

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$137,577

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

USDA programs supporting sustainable, organic agriculture; funding for USDA research, data collection, monitoring; Title II conservation funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—
MARCHANT WENTWORTH	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, EPA and NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standard/GHG standards; biofuels legislation; renewable fuels standard

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Health Issues HCR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; funding for FDA research, data collection, monitoring

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; scientific advisory committee appointments; morale of federal agency scientists; whistleblower protection; Food & Drug Administration reform; reforming FACA; appropriations for Office of Technology Assessment; Consumer Product Safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CELIA WEXLER	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.