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Energy Security Group Hires Lobbyist
By Mr Ethanol | May 30, 2007
Houston Chronicle:
Securing America’s Future Energy, a group of business leaders seeking to reduce America’s dependence on oil, hired a former Energy Department official to lobby the federal government, according to a federal disclosure form posted Tuesday.
David Conover, the former principal deputy assistant secretary for policy and international affairs at the Energy Department, will lobby on two Senate bills, according to the form.
The bills are: S. 875, which seeks a reduction in oil use in the United States, an increase in fuel efficiency standards and several other measures; and, S. 357, which seeks to improve passenger-car fuel economy and safety, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, among other things. Both were introduced earlier this year.
The energy security group includes former military officials and business leaders, including Frederick W. Smith, chairman, president and chief executive of FedEx Corp., Herbert D. Kelleher, chairman of Southwest Airlines Co. and Andrew N. Liveris, president, chief executive and chairman of the Dow Chemical Co.
Under a federal law enacted in 1995, lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.
The group is based in Washington.
Topics: Energy, Legislative, News, Security, Technology |
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