to imagine interest groups lobbying on behalf of the carbon tax‚ or a general vehicle tax‚ or advocating for policy changes that tax companies for pollution or subsidizing companies for their green efforts. There are several alterations to the tax code that an environmental interest group could see fit to make; however‚ these are just a few. Moreover‚ as demonstrated by the film Carbon Nation‚ environmental efforts can be used to increase the labor market. Lobbying on behalf of the environment
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Research conducted during the past several decades clearly documents that exposure to secondhand smoke causes death and disease in nonsmokers. Some research indicates that secondhand smoke is more toxic and potentially more dangerous than the smoke that is directly inhaled by the smoker.14‚15 Nationally‚ the US Environmental Protection Agency has found secondhand smoke to be a risk to public health and has classified secondhand smoke as a group A carcinogen‚ the most dangerous class of carcinogen
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This paper critically reviews the literature seeking to establish evidence for a positive accounting theory of corporate social disclosures. It carefully traces through the original work of Watts and Zimmerman (1978) showing their concern with the lobbying behaviour of large US oil companies during the 1970s. Such companies were argued to be abusing monopolists and likely targets of selfinterested politicians pursuing wealth transfers in the form of taxes‚ regulations and other ‘political costs’. Watts
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https://sslvpn.pitt.edu/itx/‚DanaInfo=find.galegroup.com+downloadDocument.do?...1&actionCmd=DO_DOWNLOAD_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=upitt_main&downloadFormat=HTML Gas for Peru v green imperialism; Development and the environment.(The row over the Camisea project)(gas field development) "Gas for Peru v green imperialism; Development and the environment.(The row over the Camisea project)(gas field development). ." The Economist (US). 368.8336 (August 9‚ 2003): 28US. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. University
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women ultimately defeated the Equal Rights Amendment. Schlafly’s organizations were by far the most well formulated and influential groups in opposition to the ERA. Phyllis Schlafly brought a fierce political touch for organizing‚ argument‚ and lobbying to the campaign opposing equal rights. Of all anti-ERA forces‚ Phyllis Schlafly was at the top. Their organization created a more adequate team that was capable of working at the elementary level and reaching success. The first national conference
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ill-equipped to defeat the collective power of the employers (Bray‚ Waring‚ & Cooper‚ 2009 p. 205). In the years since‚ the two organisations have continued to advocate the rights of working Australians through legislation‚ extensive lobbying and agreement on policy matters. However‚ it must be recognised that the two parties are separate identities and the information contained below will highlight the relationship that the organisations have maintained since establishment
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Platform - ALIPAC. (n.d.). Illegal Immigration: Find illegal immigration news & facts - ALIPAC. Retrieved May 7‚ 2012‚ from http://www.alipac.us/ourplatform/ PRESTON‚ J Chimney‚ f. L.‚ million-‚ a.‚ & people.3‚ t. p. (2012‚ May 5). Monied Lobbying Forces Gird for Immigration Reform Battle | Common Dreams. Home | Common Dreams. Retrieved May 7‚ 2012‚ from http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/27-9
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Code of Conduct Policy (http://investor.google.com/conduct.html) [5] Seattle Times Article (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003986621_bizbriefs01.html) [6] The Google Foundation (http://www.google.org) [7] Google joins the lobbying herd – New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/28/politics/28google.html)
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Emergence Coalescence In the political arena the importance of organization‚ rallies‚ and lobbying are essential. The poor and disadvantaged are not always represented in the same fashions as others are. The poor cannot always find the transportation to visit their representative’s offices to voice their concerns‚ and most often do not vote as often as the non-poor population. The subject of the poor‚ and help for the poor are not always at the top of the list for county meetings‚ or representative
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patents are subject to a price ceiling that controls how much a company can charge for their new product. Many consumers in the US desire a similar system as an answer to the high prices of our own prescriptions. The price ceiling in Canada and the lobbying of one in the United States is an example of a price control because the government would pass laws that set a maximum price for a product‚ and it can be assured this ceiling would be lower than the free market price would be. It would thus “control”
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