U.S. coal industry lobbyists 2008
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|climate change}} U.S. coal industry lobbyists in 2008, as detailed in the Center for Public Integrity's "The Climate change Lobby" database are:
Contents
- 1 American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
- 2 Arch Coal
- 3 Bituminous Coal Operators Association
- 4 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
- 5 Coal Utilization Research Council
- 6 Consol Energy
- 7 Doe Run Company
- 8 Drummond
- 9 Foundation Coal Corporation
- 10 Foundation Coal Holdings Inc
- 11 Industrial Minerals Association
- 12 Joy Global Inc
- 13 National Mining Association
- 14 Peabody Energy
- 15 Peabody Holding Company, Inc
- 16 Peabody Investments Corp
- 17 Rio Tinto Services
- 18 Resources
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCE) spent $10,465,276 on lobbying in 2008,[1]. Its lobbyists are listed as:
- ACCE staff spent $9,945,276 on in-house lobbying costs.[1] The listed lobbyist was Stephen Miller[2];
- Quinn Gillespie & Associates who were paid $480,000 for lobbying services[1] of Christopher McCannell, Jeff Connaughton, Manuel Ortiz, Mike Hussey, Patrick Von Bargen, Dave Hoppe.[3]
- The Keelen Group, LLC was paid $40,000[1] for the lobbying services of Paul Bailey.[4]
Arch Coal
Arch Coal spent $760,000 on staff lobbyists in 2008[1] which during the year included Thomas Altmeyer and John Snider[5]
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
The Bituminous Coal Operators Association lobbyists are listed as:
- spent $118,200 in the first quarter of 2008[1] on lobbying by its own staff members, David M. Young and Morris D. Feibusch;[6]
- Forscey & Stinson was paid $80,000 in the first half of 2008[1] for the services of Michael Forscey[7]
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Cliffs Natural Resources spent $80,000 in the second half of the year on lobbying activities by its in-house staff[1] Dana W. Byrne and Patrick Bloom.[8]
Coal Utilization Research Council
The Coal Utilization Research Council paid $280,000 in 2008[1] to Van Ness Feldman. The firm's staff working on the account were Ben Yamagata and Shannon Angielski.[9]
Consol Energy
Consol Energy spent $3,330,000 in 2008[1] on lobbying by its in-house staff lobbyist, Tommy Johnson.[10]
Consol Energy also paid $140,000 to Thomas Advisors, Inc[1] for the lobbying services of Thomas J. Medaglia III[11]
It also paid $80,000 to Forscey & Stinson[1] for the lobbying services of Michael Forscey.[12]
Doe Run Company
The Doe Run Company also paid $320,000 to Cassidy & Associates, Inc[1] for the lobbying services of Kai Anderson, Gregg Hartley, Jordan Bernstein, Christy Evans, Donna Jo Denison and Sara Mills;[13]
Drummond
Drummond spent $140,000 in the first half of 2008[1] on lobbying by its in-house staff lobbyist, Bruce Windham.[14]
Drummond also paid $320,000 to Hogan & Hartson LLP[1] for the lobbying services of W. Michael House and C. Michael Gilliland.[15]
Foundation Coal Corporation
Foundation Coal Corporation paid the Klein and Saks Group $117,000[1] for the lobbying services of Ric Fenton.[16]
Foundation Coal Corporation also paid Platinum Advisors an unspecified amount[1] for the lobbying services of Lucie Gikovich.[17]
Foundation Coal Holdings Inc
Foundation Coal Holdings spent $35,000 in 2008[1] on its in-house lobbyists for the services during the first three-quarters of the year of Mark G. Ellis and Chris Greissing.[18]
Industrial Minerals Association
The Industrial Minerals Association paid Scherder & Associates $144,000[1] for the services during the first three-quarters of the year of Daniel Scherder.[19]
Joy Global Inc
Joy Global paid J. Gordon Stephens Jr $70,000 [1] for the services during the first three-quarters of the year of Skip Stephens.[20]
National Mining Association
The National Mining Association spent $4,564,285 in 2008[1] on the efforts of its in-house lobbying team of Harold P. Quinn, Jr., David O. Finkenbinder, Maggie Hlobik, Kraig R. Naasz, Glenn Kelly, Rich Nolan, Emily Schlect, Julia Gustafson[21] Rich Nolan, Karen Bennett and Hewitt Strange.[22]
The NMA also paid the Alpine Group $200,000 in 2008 [1] for the services of James Massie, Jason Schendle and Michael Henry.[23]
The NMA also paid the Klein and Saks Group $72,000 [1] for the services of Ric Fenton.[24]
The NMA also paid The Nickles Group $225,000 in 2008[1] for the services of Brian Wild, Doug Badger, Hazen Marshall, Don Nickles.[25]
Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy's 2008 lobbyists, based on public disclosure documents, are listed as[26]
- Holland & Hart LLP which was paid $120,000 in 2008;
- Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston which was paid $80,000 in 2008;
- Richard F. Hohlt who was paid $16,000 in 2008;
- Stinson Morrison Hecker which was paid $360,000 in 2008;
- Gephardt Group, LLC which was paid $480,000 in 2008;
- Dickstein Shapiro LLP which was paid $770,000 in 2008;
- Crowell & Moring LLP which was paid $50,000 in 2008.
Peabody Holding Company, Inc
The Peabody Holding Company spent an undisclosed amount in 2008[1] on the efforts of its in-house lobbying team of Frederick D. Palmer, Lars W. Scott, John M. Wootten.[27]
Peabody Investments Corp
The Peabody Investments Corp spent $5,870,000 in 2008[1] on the efforts of its in-house lobbying team of Frederick D. Palmer and Christopher Leahy.[28]
Rio Tinto Services
- Rio Tinto Services spent $305,000 on in house lobbying costs in 2008[1] including the services of Kathleen Ambrose, Marcelle Shoop and Jeff Hopkins.[29]
- The Smith-Free Group were paid $120,000 for the lobbying services of James C. Free and Robert Hickmott.[30]
Resources
References
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- ↑ "American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity: Quinn Gillespie & Associates ", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity:The Keelen Group", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Arch Coal", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Bituminous Coal Operators Association", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009
- ↑ "Forscey & Stinson", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009
- ↑ "Cliffs Natural Resources Inc", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Coal Utilization Research Council:Van Ness Feldman, Center for Public IOntegrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Consol Energy: Consol Energy, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Consol Energy: Thomas Advisors, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Consol Energy: Forscey & Stinson, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Doe Run Company: Cassidy & Associates, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Doe Run Company: Doe Run Company, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Doe Run Company: Hogan & Hartson, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Foundation Coal Corporation: Klein and Saks Group, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Foundation Coal Corporation: Platinum Advisors, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Foundation Coal Holdings Inc: Scherder & Associates, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Industrial Minerals Association: Industrial Minerals Association, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Joy Global: J. Gordon Stephens Jr, Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "National Mining Association: National Mining Association", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "National Mining Association: National Mining Association 2008 4th Quarter", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "National Mining Association: Alpine Group", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "National Mining Association: Klein and Saks Group", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "National Mining Association: The Nickles Group", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Peabody Energy", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Peabody Holding Company: Peabody Holding Company", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ "Peabody Investments Corp: Peabody Investments Corp", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ Rio Tinto Services", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ Rio Tinto Services:The Smith-Free Group", Center for Public Integrity, accessed March 2009.
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External resources
- "Mining and Coal", Center for Public Integrity database on lobbyists working on climate change
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