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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:32 AM Apr 2013

Keystone Pipeline Support Enlists Oil Firms And Others...

Almost 50 groups representing everything from oil companies to American Jews have stepped up their Washington spending as the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline proves to be a bonanza for lobbyists.

The American Petroleum Institute, a Washington-based oil industry trade group, increased its lobbying spending on all issues, including Keystone, to $2.1 million in the first three months of the year from $1.8 million during the same period a year earlier, Senate records show. The American Jewish Committee lobbying costs rose to $40,000 from $30,000.

They are among 48 groups that disclosed in filings last week that they were lobbying on Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s proposed $5.3 billion pipeline, which would bring oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Others include construction equipment manufacturers such as Deere & Co. (DE), labor unions such as the Laborers International Union of North America, and environmental groups such as the League of Conservation Voters -- and the government of Canada.

“Because it’s such a high-profile issue and it has such symbolism, it’s become a full-employment program for K Street,” said Bill Allison, editorial director at the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based watchdog. Many lobbyists have offices on K Street in the District of Columbia.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-29/keystone-pipeline-support-enlists-oil-firms-to-u-s-jews-energy.html

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Orrex

(63,083 posts)
1. Weird headline, considering that almost 50 groups are mentioned in the first line of the article
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:40 AM
Apr 2013

Why did Bloomberg single out the Jews?

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
5. Especially since the preferred term is "Jewish people",
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:45 AM
Apr 2013

given that referring to "the Jews" frequently carries anti-Semitic connotations.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
7. Maybe to show the vast range of lobbyists pushing for KXL?
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:48 AM
Apr 2013

I get that the "labor" groups would push for it as well as the petroleum related groups, but why would a Jewish lobby push for an oil sand pipeline? It just goes to show how screwed up money and lobbyists are these days and to what lengths they'll go.

Orrex

(63,083 posts)
8. Possibly, but...
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:58 AM
Apr 2013

In that case, I think that the point would have been served with the headline "Keystone Pipeline Enlists Aid of Vast Range of Lobbyists."

Really strange choice by the author and the editor.

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
6. I've taken the liberty to alter the original headline. It is offense and I'm not sure what
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:47 AM
Apr 2013

Bloomberg was thinking.

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