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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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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 | 2009 |
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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: James T. Sims, President/CEO |
Date | 10/18/2009 |
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. Educated policymakers on issues related to electric power generation and carbon dioxide management techologies.
2. Educated policymakers on consensus Roundtable recommendations with regards to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Educated policymakers on potential costs v. benefits of various regional and federal approaches to regulation of GHG emissions, including the implications of EPA proposals to regulate GHGs under the Clean Air Act.
4. Educated policymakers on the need to focus on upgrading/expanding the nation's electric transmission grids as a predicate to any regulatory regime for GHG emissions.
5. Supported S. 1013, legislation to advance commercialization of CO2 capture and sequestration technologies.
6. Supported the current Clean Water Act and educated policymakers regarding the negative impacts of expansion of federal jurisdiction under the Act, as called for in S. 787.
7. Educated policymakers on the implications of Congressional efforts to place hurdles in the way of domestic oil and gas production through imposition of additional federal requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act (as called for in H.R. 2766/S. 1215).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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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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. Educated policymakers on the need to work toward energy independence through a continued emphasis on responsible development of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources (included support for S. 1333, H.R. 2227 and H.R. 2300 and opposition of H.R. 3534.)
2. Educated policymakers on the technological innovations emerging out of U.S. oil shale research and development activities and
2. (Cont) and the need to continue a vibrant federal research and development/commercialization effort (included support for H.R. 2540).
3. Educated policymakers on the need to focus on the strengthening and expansion of the nation's electric transmission system, including the technical and economic imparatives that require continued open access to the grids for the full range of electricity generation providers.
4. Educated policymakers on the need to include mechanisms to streamline siting and construction permit processes for projects associated with transmission and other energy infrastructure projects on federal lands.
5. Supported efforts to assure access to the nation's energy resources contained on the Outer Continental Shelf (included support for H.R. 2227 and opposition to H.R. 3534.)
6. Educated policymakers on the need to focus on policies to encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" resources.
7. Educated policymakers on the nexus between a vibrant renewables sector and the mining sector.
8. Educated policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean energy and mining technologies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of
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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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 legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres of federal lands in the West
(H.R. 980, H.R. 1925/S. 799).
2. Opposed Department of Interior actions to freeze issuance of already-approved oil and gas leases in the West.
3. Educated policymakers on the importance of a robust minerals policy to support build-out of the nation's renewable assets.
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 |
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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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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
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