Sentences with phrase «active lobbying organizations»

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In a new filing to the IRS — adding to an active investigation prompted by a 2012 complaint that ALEC is operating as a corporate lobbying group while registered as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity — the watchdog organizations detail for the first time how Exxon has used ALEC as a key asset in its explicit campaign to sow uncertainty about climate science, undermine international climate treaties and block legislation to reduce emissions.

Governments and international organizations that support transparency should play an active role in lobbying for the wide - spread adoption of the Mauritius Convention among those States who are still hesitant.

NAIOP is one commercial real estate organization which is active in state and national politics, and the National Assoc. of Realtors (NAR) is the second largest national lobby in the country, right behind the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.