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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 200 Union Blvd., #105 |
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| City | Lakewood |
State | CO |
Zip Code | 80228 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 290398-12
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6. House ID# 371670000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: James T. Sims |
Date | 01/19/2009 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Advocated for common sense reforms to the Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Workshop Guidelines for federal land managers;
2. Educated policymakers on issues related to electrical power generation and carbon dioxide management technologies.
3. Supported tax credit for carbon dioxide capture, transport and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery projects using carbon;
4. Supported legislation (S. 2144) that focuses on solving hurdles to the transport and storage of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery;
5. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regard to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions;
6. Educated policymakers regarding the potential costs vs. benefits of domestic regulation of greenhouse gases;
7. Supported the Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative implications of suggested legislative expansion of the Act (H.R. 2421 and S. 1870).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Sims |
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U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senate |
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Darrell |
Henry |
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Cody |
Stewart |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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Britt |
Weygandt |
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U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate |
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Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Supported legislation encouraging domestic energy independence (including support for H.R. 6384 and H.R. 6566);
2. Supported efforts to end Congressional moratorium on oil and gas development in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf;
3. Educated policymakers on the potential benefits of oil shale development to the West's economy and the nation's energy security;
4. Supported efforts to lift the Congressional commercial leasing moratorium on Western oil shale development;
5. Opposed forcing domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (opposed H.R. 6515 and related efforts);
6. Opposed provisions in a number of bills that sought to limit the range of domestic energy production options (including: H.R. 3268; S. 3604; S. 3335; H.R. 6899; H.R. 7060);
7. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fossil technologies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Sims |
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U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senate |
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Darrell |
Henry |
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Cody |
Stewart |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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Britt |
Weygandt |
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U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate |
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Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Opposed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Omnibus Lands Package (S. 3213 and related bills added to package);
2. Opposed the National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cody |
Stewart |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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Darrell |
Henry |
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Britt |
Weygandt |
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U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate |
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James |
Sims |
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U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senate |
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Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Educated policymakers regarding the danger of listing species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), on the basis of future climate change impact predictions, in the absence of concrete data showing actual causal impacts to the specific species in question.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Sims |
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U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senate |
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Britt |
Weygandt |
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U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate |
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Darrell |
Henry |
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Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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Cody |
Stewart |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
| 1 | 5 | 9 |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
| 1 | 9 | 17 |
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| 4 | 12 | 20 |
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