Sentences with phrase «sees lobby groups»

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The industry's lobby group does regular demographic check - ups to see who is playing video games and the results are always informative.

In a draft letter from the Futures Industry Association — the industry lobby group whose members include banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs — to the CFTC, the implementation of bitcoin futures contracts «did not allow for proper public transparency and input,» reports the Financial Times, who have reportedly seen the draft.

The American Car Rental Association, a lobbying group for companies including Enterprise Holdings Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc., is pushing lawmakers to eliminate what it sees as unfair loopholes from taxes that its members have to pay and that car - sharing companies have avoided.

Well Bill, I guess I do not see your group / religion as any more than a powerful lobby group, no different than oil and gas, defence industries, tobacco, NRA gun industry, etc..

See Lucy Barbour, «Push by farm lobby groups for «effects test» in competition review leaves economists worried» (ABC Rural, 13 August 2014).

I have seen some messages lately from my district representative that are essentially talking points of a political lobbying group.

Ministers and most gay lobbying groups were furious at what they saw as wrecking tactics supported by Lords Tebbit and Parkinson, as well as some homophobic clerics.

Cable said he turned down all approaches from James Murdoch and lobby groups to discuss the bid and admitted that he didn't see it as an urgent issue.

MirRam Group: Though the consulting and lobbying firm — founded by two Latino political heavyweights from the Bronx — remains a mainstay in minority political circles, it has suffered two major losses in two years after failing to propel Mr. Espaillat past Mr. Rangel in what many saw as a winnable race.

Steve: So, is this a trend we are seeing where industry - backed people are setting up what appear to be pro-environment groups, but are actually lobbying for the kind of legislation that industry rather than your typical environmental groups would like to see enacted?

THE Genetics Forum is a pressure group which lobbies vociferously against what it sees as unethical practices in biotechnology and genetic engineering.

Charter schools see opportunity with Republicans in power: lobbying group reut.rs / 2teoZTl via @Reuters

(See: In violation of state lobbying laws, corporate education reform group develops Malloy's disastrous special education funding proposal.)

Yesterday, in one of the most extraordinary statements I've ever seen in modern American politics (except for maybe a few from Tea Baggers) was provided by The Connecticut Council for Education Reform, a new corporate lobby group that was formed to support Malloy's «Education Reform» bill.

[See Pro-charter group sets lobby record.]

I am pleased to see a document, such as this, which speaks to something as important as our education system that uses proper scientific citing of bona fide papers on the subject as opposed to emotional arguments meant to sway voters or think - tank «papers» from thinly (or otherwise) veiled lobby groups whose intent is NOT the betterment of our educational system but rather the increase of funneling of tax - payer dollars away from socially responsible infrastructures (like education) and towards already wealthy private corporations.

This practice of windowing has attracted strong criticism from librarians culminating in the national lobby group taking out a full page advert in Sweden's biggest national newspaper slamming the practice, and criticising publishers for mercantile behaviour and failing to see libraries as strategic partners in reader and audience development for their books.

When political books first come out, they often climb to the top of the bestseller lists due to bulk purchases being made by people in their party or lobby groups who want to see media spotlight on their boy.

Bankers» group says CARD Act raised rates, lowered credit access — The 3 - year - old federal credit card reform law is a mixed bag, banking lobby group says, but hurt consumers access to credit and raised rates... (See CARD Act impact)

When I play Pokken and see my friends online there are no lobbies, so its impossible to see what they are doing and I can't invite them to our private groups.

An anti-Kyoto, Anti-IPCC, anti-regulation lobby group founded and run by Frederick Singer, that has received $ 20,000 from ExxonMobil... as well as having received substantial funds from several other fossil - fuel industry sources including Shell, Unocal, Texaco, Arco, and the American Gas Association (see his sworn affidavit at http://tinyurl.com/2rrqz7; HeatIsOnline at: http://tinyurl.com/yqvozw; and Center for Media and Democracy: http://tinyurl.com/yloyf2).

They have enlisted the help of conservative lobby groups funded by the oil industry to attack US government scientists if they produce work seen as accepting too readily that pollution is an issue.

There may be some green lobby groups like Greenpeace that would like to see this happen, but I would think that the nations that have territorial claims there would not agree.

I see that Lord Lawson's new lobby group, launched last week with harsh criticism of CRU, has now owned up to use an inaccurate version of CRU's data on its website: http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2009/12/climate-sceptics-get-it-wrong-1.html I wonder if they will hold a public inquiry into the data on its website?

Some renewable energy groups are lobbying for expanding the FERC's authority to decide where interstate transmission lines should be located, while states are fighting hard to retain their power in making that decision (see Solar and Wind Groups Lobby FERC to Lead Grid Expansion and Draft Legislation a Boon for Solar, Smart groups are lobbying for expanding the FERC's authority to decide where interstate transmission lines should be located, while states are fighting hard to retain their power in making that decision (see Solar and Wind Groups Lobby FERC to Lead Grid Expansion and Draft Legislation a Boon for Solar, Smart Groups Lobby FERC to Lead Grid Expansion and Draft Legislation a Boon for Solar, Smart Grid).

Speaking on behalf of the Optimum Population Trust (OPT), a campaign group that lobbies for tougher immigration laws and sterilisation, Sir David said: «I've seen wildlife under mounting pressure and it's not just from human economy or technology but behind every threat is the frightening explosion in human numbers.

«More and more, we're seeing companies rely on their trade groups to do their dirty work of lobbying against comprehensive climate policies,» she said.

Donations to support this effort can be made online at the Web site of Vote Hemp, the industry's lobbying group, where you can also find sample letters and easy ways to contact elected officials; see our What Can I Do?

While the brash brand of direct interference into the public discourse on scientific findings about global warming and associated harmful impacts we saw from Exxon operatives in the 1980s and 1990s has now morphed into a more passive, less - visible form of tampering — such as the company's continued stream of donations (some alleged to be illegal) to groups known for lobbying against and often shooting down federal and state - level proposals to promote renewable energy and limit carbon emissions — perhaps Avery will be able to persuade the new corporate leadership team to stop funding these groups altogether.

In the tight little world of greenhouse lobbying, the Prime Minister saw nothing improper in going to the country's biggest greenhouse polluters to ask them what the Government should do about greenhouse policy, without extending the same opportunity to other industries, not to mention environment groups.

Last year, United Airlines, along with the airline industry lobby group, Airlines for America, led the way on a massive lobbying effort on Capitol Hill to try to kill a plan that would see US airline companies participate in the European Union's climate law for all their flights to and from Europe.

«It is a disturbing development to see a politically motivated group like ALEC join forces with the shadowy palm oil lobby from Malaysia and Indonesia as well as with huge agribusiness companies Cargill and Wilmar to pressure the EPA to overturn what is supposed to be a science - based decision made in the best interests of the American people,» said Laurel Sutherlin with the Rainforest Action Network, in a statement.

After a long time of lobbying by grassroots groups (it was all the way back in 2008 that we saw the petition circulating to add the feature), we finally have a thorough set of directions for alternative transportation, rounding out the walk there and public transit features.

While political action is required to effect the terms of the resolution, we each can take steps, as urged by Madam Justice Steel, to support individual applicants from under - represented groups and also to support those groups in lobbying to create the political will necessary to see change in this arena.

The arguments of the CLPO are valid ones but, in light of the economic conditions in Ireland and the prevailing public and media attitudes to the legal professions, the organisation was always going to be seen as a lobby group for lawyers rather than defendants.

Conflicts of interest may also be seen to arise when an employee enters into a relationship with a client, business partner, donor or lobby group.

I would anticipate we see an attempt by unions and employee groups to put the brakes on the GIG economy by increasing regulation and lobbying for changes to the law to protect key employment rights.

They then saw how much the NRA contributes to politicians, starting with Rubio's $ 3.3 million from the gun - lobbying group, and learned the dollar cost.

«We've seen a very strong shift in the last year in the dollar — it has literally pushed whole countries out of the marketplace,» said Kevin Maloney, founder and principal of Property Markets Group, which is developing Echo Brickell, a 57 - story luxury tower that will have a shark tank in the lobby.