1st Quarter - Report — THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS (2008)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Client

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

Expense method

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

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	Apr 22, 2008	$140,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Oct 2, 2008	$140,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—
ALDEN MEYER	—
LEXI SHULTZ	—
PHYLLIS WINDLE	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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; Consumer Product Safety Commission reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCESCA GRIFO	—
MICHAEL HALPERN	—
KARLY KAUFMAN	—
KEVIN KNOBLOCH	—
ALDEN MEYER	—
CELIA WEXLER	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Defense DEF

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN	—
DAVID ALLEN LOCHBAUM	—
EDWIN LYMAN	—
ROBERT NELSON	—
STEPHEN YOUNG	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—
BEN LARSON	—
ALDEN MEYER	—
MARCHANT WENTWORTH	—

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; regulation of GE crops; protection of CAFO pollution reporting requirements; support for NARMS standards & rigorous organic standards; Caps on Farm Bill Title I commodity payments & Title II conservation; USDA progs supporting sustainable, organic ag

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGARET G MELLON	—
JENNIFER PALEMBAS	—
JANE RISSLER	—
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—
DAVID FRIEDMAN	—
ELI HOPSON	—
MICHELLE ROBINSON	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.