Lobbyists regroup after public beats bailout bill

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jdO_U4lG_HwWVf4v-l5sYZ5cM9MwD93H9O0G0

Congressional Chronicle Home H.R.7060-Renewable and Job Creation Tax Act 2008

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/69850&date=2008-9-26

IMPORTANT-US Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 401(k) Fee Disclosure: Helping Workers Save for Retirement

http://help.senate.gov/Media/2008_09_17.ram

US CHAMBER-Putting America on a Path to Energy Security

http://www.energyxxi.org/NR/rdonlyres/e4cpghemaqfvhq3bzs3absicik3syqgrgbcyt5lpam526raurgj24rsvx3ncmog3eumz2sksim3ueu5stgphj76dh2f/080930blueprint_factsheet.pdf

US CHAMBER-BLUEPRINT FOR SECURING AMERICA’S ENERGY FUTURE

http://www.energyxxi.org/NR/rdonlyres/ei5mtsm2czkwt2j5hpsd4rihobhivbv5ai43vl6sjnuuylhjl5c2kpq6klal5kcrdebvsvpdnmafyrgvc4zhhbtnu7e/080930blueprint.pdf

Corporate Fraud Task Force

http://www.usdoj.gov/dag/cftf/corporate-fraud2008.pdf

Behind the Bailout: How U.S. Chamber Created the 2008 Financial Crisis

http://www.justice.org/pdf/uschamberbehindthebailout.pdf

Crushing failure for lobbyists

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/crushing-failure-for-lobbyists-2008-09-29.html

The No Votes

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/29/business/20080929-CONGRESS-VOTE-GRAPHIC.html

Auto-enrollment helps push growth in number of 401(k) participants with balances

http://pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080926/REG/809269969/1005

Pensioners revolt against trustees

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=817344

Frustration in the South as a Gasoline Shortage Drags On

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/us/30gas.html

Geo.worldbank.org-Our work around the world

http://geo.worldbank.org/

Lighting Africa 2008-List of 16 Development Marketplace Winners

http://lightingafrica.org/docs/DM_LA_2008_Competition_Winners.pdf

Oil Prices Threaten to Leave Families in the Cold this Winter

http://www.globalwarming.house.gov/tools/3q08materials/files/0010.pdf

DOEPI-Office of Climate Change Policy

http://www.pi.energy.gov/documents/ExpertListingPI63.pdf

SENATORS CALL ON BUSH TO REFRAIN FROM CONTROVERSIAL APPOINTMENT OF CHENEY AIDE TO ENERGY POST

http://menendez.senate.gov/pdf/091508POTUSHutto.pdf

UK accused of 'sabotaging' Europe's green energy plans

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Environment/documents/2008/09/26/Page18.pdf

FIDUCIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCLOSURE IN PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS

http://psca.org/Portals/0/9-4-08%20FINAL%20part%20fee%20prop%20rule%20comment.pdf

California invites countries to carbon cap meeting

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE48P8MX20080926

PROGRAMAS HUMANITARIOS Y DE COOPERACIÓN

http://www.la-moncloa.es/ConsejodeMinistros/Referencias/_2008/refc20080926.htm#ProgramasHumanitarios

Chairman Cox Announces End of Consolidated Supervised Entities Program

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-230.htm

NUEVO RÉGIMEN ECONÓMICO PARA LAS INSTALACIONES DE TECNOLOGÍA SOLAR FOTOVOLTAICA

http://www.la-moncloa.es/ConsejodeMinistros/Referencias/_2008/refc20080926.htm#Solar

House and Senate Tax Bills-Energy Bills

http://www.cq.com/graphics/monitor/2008/09/25/mon20080925-25taxprint-cht2.pdf

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092504159.html

Australia's Solar Cities

http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/solarcities/

FED-Borrow easily against their plan balances 401 K

http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2008/200842/200842pap.pdf

US CHAMBER-REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT

http://www.uschamber.com/NR/rdonlyres/eaf66mxsezcul2vb2cuvpfoooncyhpyshcxpc7zzbsvgreuv4uh5zc2p6csnbnom6aw7qszmg5axla43722hyxeshfe/080923_epa_Kovacss_testimony.pdf

South African investment in Australia

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=a0wINB5QkDlg&refer=australia

FASB-Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies

http://www.fasb.org/news/SDR_Contingencies_09-24-08.pdf

Accounting for Contingencies

http://www.fasb.org/project/accounting_for_contingencies.shtml

FAS 132(R)—Disclosures about Plan Assets

http://www.fasb.org/project/fas132r_disclosures_about_plan_assets.shtml

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

http://www.liheap.org/factsheet.html

Sahara solar scheme could power poor West Africa

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE48N5OI20080924

Western Climate Initiative-Design Recommendations for the Cap and Trade Program

http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/ewebeditpro/items/O104F19865.PDF

Tarifa Fotovoltaicas en Europa

http://www.energias-renovables.com/imagen_art/ER_PDF/TarifasFVEuropa.pdf

The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

http://www.senate.gov/~finance/sitepages/leg/LEG%202008/091708%20Staff%20Summary%20of%20the%20Energy%20Improvement%20and%20Extension%20Act.pdf

Retirees Filling the Front Line in Market Fears-Companies have switched from fixed pensions to 401(k) accounts

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/business/23retirees.html

Emissions Trends and the Inaugural Allowance Auction

http://www.env-ne.org/public/resources/pdf/
ENE_RGGI_Emissions_and_Auction_Rpt_090308_final.pdf

Investors Pull Money Out of Their 401(k)s

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122212664298765183.html

Nanonets Snare Energy-A new material could cheaply convert sunlight into hydrogen

http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/21355/

EPA must limit builders' water pollution

http://docs.nrdc.org/water/wat_08091801A.pdf

Evangelicals less worried about global climate change

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-09-18-baylor-environment_N.htm

SEC Expands Sweeping Investigation of Market Manipulation

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-214.htm

SEC Seniors Summit to Help Securities Firms and Professionals Better Serve Older Investors

http://sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-207.htm

Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll608.xml

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY-H.R. 6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act

http://www.legistorm.com/ls_score/SAP/900.pdf

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE-Climate Change

http://www.cbo.gov/publications/collections/collections.cfm?collect=9

Climate Change at Ways and Means

http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=167

Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9727

Solar Kid´s Bright Idea

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5830134

Economic Evaluation Supplement-The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/document/economic_analysis_supplement.pdf

New Energy Reform Act of 2008

http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/pdf/G16%20Legislative%20Draft%200908.pdf

Hearing on Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=647

The Comprehensive American Energy and Security, Consumer Protection Act -- Details

http://globalwarming.house.gov/pubs/pubs?id=0055

Letter to Big Oil Executives on Drilling Scandal at Dept of Interior

http://globalwarming.house.gov/mediacenter/letters?id=0028

US CHAMBER-increasingly important to provide participants with information that will allow them to make well-informed decisions?

http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2008_09_17/Hunt.pdf

401(k) Fee Disclosure: Helping Workers Save for Retirement

http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2008_09_17/2008_09_17.html

Testimony Of Bradford P. Campbell Before The Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/ty091708.html

OIG Investigations of MMS Employees

http://www.doioig.gov/upload/Smith%20REDACTED%20FINAL_080708%20Final%20with%20transmittal1.txt

OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES-The Federal System for Collecting Oil and Gas Revenues Needs Comprehensive Reassessment

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08691.pdf

Israel: new target in divestment debate

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=815581

Canada's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution

http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=75038EBC-1

API’s objections to the energy bill

http://www.api.org/Newsroom/upload/
Cavaney_Letter_to_House_Pelosi_Sept_12_2008.pdf

NAM Key Vote on the Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act

http://www.nam.org/PolicyIssueInformation/SiteContent/
KeyManufacturingVotes/KeyVotes110thCongress/
SecondSessionHouse/NAMKeyVoteonthe
ComprehensiveAmericanEnergySecuritynConsumerProtectionAct.aspx

Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.RES.1433:

Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/us/18solar.html

Solar power sees light at end of tunnel

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/244124ce-82d2-11dd-a019-000077b07658.html

Aging in Rural America: Preserving Seniors' Access to Health Care

http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=301584

High gas prices threaten to shut down rural towns

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-01-small-town-gas_N.htm

UK-The Climate Change Bill

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/legislation/

Security Implications of Global Climate Change to 2030

http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20080625_testimony.pdf

US CHAMBER-api_v_kempthorne

http://www.uschamber.com/assets/nclc/api_v_kempthorne.pdf

Comments on Guidance on the Development, Evaluation and Application of Environmental Models

http://www.uschamber.com/issues/comments/2008/080910_epa_env_models.htm

Lobbying Disclosure Electronic Filing System

http://soprweb.senate.gov/

No Reformer-McCain Puts Lobbyists First While Americans Struggle

http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/9eed1edb9898c04ed5_5bm6bpi8v.pdf

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act 0f 2007

http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/index.html

National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 2008

http://beagle.nam.org/results.asp?frm_Parties=Taylor&frm_Topics=Issue+Advocacy&frm_Jurisdiction=Any&frm_ExcludeSCCases=No&frm_NAMInvolvement=Any&frm_YearDecided=Any&frm_SearchType=MultiCriteria&Submit=Find

LOBBYNG REPORT-American Association for Justice

http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/pdfform.aspx?id=300061572

Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act

http://www.house.gov/list/speech/hi01_abercrombie/
nb08_energycompromisesummary.shtml

MODERNIZATION OF THE OIL AND GAS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

http://sec.gov/rules/proposed/2008/33-8935.pdf

Investors Call on SEC to Expand Climate Reporting Requirements to Include Oil Sands

http://www.ceres.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=941&srcid=705

Investors urge SEC on reporting oil climate impact

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSLB8320020080912

Summit to consider how to achieve a more secure, reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy future for the American people

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=
Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=4290981b-b651-5431-a85d-b8394885740d

OIG Investigations of MMS Employees

http://www.doioig.gov/upload/FBS%20REDACTED%20with%20Transmittal1.txt

KEY SUPPORT FOR THE BAUCUS TAX EXTENDERS LEGISLATION

http://www.senate.gov/~finance/sitepages/taxextenders2008.htm

National Security and The Threat Of Climate Change

http://securityandclimate.cna.org/

Green Recovery-A New Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy

http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/2008/09/peri_report_call.mp3

Spy Agencies to Warn New President of Warming’s Dangers

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/21/business/20080721_subArabFood_GRAPHIC.gif

Reduced Dominance Is Predicted for U.S.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/09/AR2008090903302.html

Spain have the potential to reach grid parity starting in 2010

http://www.epia.org/fileadmin/EPIA_docs/documents/press/
380904_PR_12_Electricity_EN_FINAL.pdf

Solar Energy can bring clean energy to over 4 billion people by 2030

http://www.epia.org/fileadmin/EPIA_docs/documents/press/
080901_PressRelease__SGV_final.pdf

High death toll marks the 2008 half-year natural catastrophes figures

http://www.munichre.com/en/press/press_releases/
2008/2008_07_09_press_release.aspx

Palin Not Convinced on Global Warming

http://www.climatechange.alaska.gov/docs/govrpt_jul08.pdf

Norway excludes Rio Tinto from oil fund

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSOSO00129420080909

Busy in Court — An Unappreciated Part of the Energy Debate

http://www.shopfloor.org/2008/09/08/
busy-in-court-an-unappreciated-part-of-the-energy-debate/

Governments participating in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, please contact the appropriate national authorities in that country.

http://www.nuclearsuppliersgroup.org/contact.htm

GOING NUCLEAR-Risking Armageddon for Cold, Hard Cash

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090502659.html

Solar Energy News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/solar_energy/

SEC Announces Summit to Help Senior Investors Protect Assets

http://sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml

2008 Global Corporate Citizenship Conference

http://www.uschamber.com/bclc/programs/global/2008_global_conference.htm

2008 Reinsurance Market Review

http://gcportal.guycarp.com/portal/extranet/popup/insights/reportsPDF/2008/
reinsurance%20market%20review%202008.pdf?vid=8

Presidential election electoral vote tracker

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/electoral-vote-tracker.htm

Seawater greenhouses to bring life to the desert

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/02/alternativeenergy.solarpower

The World's 300 Largest Pension Funds

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/
deliverpdf.asp?catalog=PI_300_Analysis_2007_YE&id=x.pdf

Pension funds soar to $12trn

http://globalpensions.com/showPage.html?page=gp_display_news&tempPageId=812529

U.S. Institutional Investors Boost Ownership of U.S. Corporations to New Highs

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3466

Lobbyists,Governments and Public Trust: Building a Legislative Framework for Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Lobbying

http://www.oecd.org/document/16/
0,3343,en_2649_33735_41074896_1_1_1_1,00.html

Palin Signs AGIA License Bill to Start Development on Natural Gas Pipeline

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news-63797.html

Palin Signs Energy Package To Help Alaskans Combat High Energy Costs

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news-55671.html

"For his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect"

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/

API lawsuit seeks equal treatment for Alaska in interim rule

http://www.api.org/Newsroom/upload/API_statement_on_DC_District_suit_on_Alaska_August_2008.pdf

NAM Vs Department of the Interior-Endangered Species Act

http://beagle.nam.org/results.asp?frm_Parties=American+Petroleum+Institute&frm_Topics=Environmental&frm_Jurisdiction=Any&frm_ExcludeSCCases=No&frm_NAMInvolvement=Any&frm_YearDecided=Any&frm_SearchType=MultiCriteria&Submit=Find

US Chamber-Litigation Center Gas & Oil Industry Cases

http://www.uschamber.com/nclc/caselist/Cases_Industry_Oil.htm

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

http://www.spr.doe.gov/Notice_of_Sale-Katrina.pdf

CALIFORNIA-Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008

http://ag.ca.gov/cms_pdfs/initiatives/i735_07-0066_Initiative_A1S.pdf

EU moves towards phased CO2 cuts for cars

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL133938620080901?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

L'Afrique se mobilise face aux risques environnementaux

http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences-et-environnement/article/2008/09/01/l-afrique-se-mobilise-face-aux-risques-environnementaux_1090034_3244.html#ens_id=1090126