The German opposition has reacted angrily over revelations that the government, as part of its decision to extend the life of nuclear power in Germany to the mid 2030s, struck a deal with the nuclear industry to shield it from unfavorable future political decisions.
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Nuclear lobby buoyant as Europe warms up to atomic energy
Thursday, May 21, 2009The revival of atomic energy in Europe and a new nuclear-friendly mood in both the EU Commission and the EU Parliament has given the industry's powerful lobby in Brussels a
shot in the arm.
Berlin hosts int'l confab on N-energy
Monday, December 8, 2008An international confab on nuclear energy has opened in Berlin to promote exchange of information on technical and legal aspects of the issue.
Some 200 participants of the two-day conference will focus on nuclear waste disposal, security and relevant issues of nuclear facilities.
Germany's powerful nuclear lobby, Deutsches Atomforum, which enjoys close ties with co-ruling Christian Democratic Party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, hosted the meeting, IRNA reported.
Nuclear lobby tries to generate support
Thursday, October 9, 2008THE argument that nuclear should be part of any low- carbon solution to the UK's power requirements has been put forcefully by Westminster and, unsurprisingly, by the nuclear lobby. The counter argument – that it is, at best, a diversion from renewable energy – has been put equally forcefully by the likes of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
Nuclear lobbying debate
Friday, August 29, 2008Green campaigners have expressed concern that the Government's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is using the same lobbying consultancy as a firm that often bids for major nuclear decommissioning contracts.
The NDA is charged with cleaning up the UK's nuclear waste - and in particular with decommissioning the Sellafield site. It has employed Bell Pottinger Public Affairs (BPPA) since 2005.
France wields clout on Tennessee, U.S. nukes
Monday, August 18, 2008Electricity ratepayers' dollars in Tennessee as well as federal tax money are increasingly going to a company owned largely by the French government: the nuclear power conglomerate AREVA.
The company holds U.S. Department of Energy contracts for nuclear-related projects at major facilities such as Hanford, Wash., and Yucca Mountain, Nev., and others, including in Erwin, Tenn., and Aiken, S.C.
Nuclear energy group spent $320K lobbying in 1Q
Saturday, May 31, 2008WASHINGTON - The nuclear energy industry's main trade group spent $320,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a recent disclosure form.
Italy's nuclear move triggers chain reaction
Monday, May 26, 2008ITALY, which last week decided to embrace nuclear power two decades after a public referendum banned nuclear power and deactivated all its reactors, could be just the first of several European countries to reverse its stance on nuclear power, a leading industry group has said.
Ian Hore-Lacey, spokesman for the London-based World Nuclear Association, said: "Italy has had the most dramatic, the most public turnaround, but the sentiments against nuclear are reversing very quickly all across Europe."
MEPs call for mandatory register of Brussels lobbyists
Tuesday, April 1, 2008EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - A European Parliament committee on Tuesday (1 April) called for a mandatory register of the estimated 15-20,000 lobbyists in Brussels that wander the halls of the European institutions aiming to influence legislation.
In a significant victory for campaigners for transparency in public institutions, a report approved by the parliament's constitutional affairs committee recommends that 'interest representatives' – commonly known as lobbyists – be forced to be listed in a joint register covering the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council – where member states are represented.
Exelon spent $3.9M lobbying in 2007
Monday, March 24, 2008WASHINGTON—Exelon Corp., one of the largest U.S. utilities, spent $3.9 million to lobby the federal government in 2007.
The company lobbied on various appropriations bills and on legislation dealing with climate change, nuclear power, pension protection, tax credits, uranium sales and trade, and more, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 14 by the Senate's public records office.
