Peabody Worst of the Worst and ALEC Peabody, the worlds largest private sector coal company, was named as the number one worst of the worst polluting company for the planet by NewsWeek. It has given numerous presentations at ALEC conferences in recent years concerning the regulation of greenhouse gases. In particular, Peabody utilizes the platform offered by ALEC to address the perceived threat to its coal business from the courts, providing presentations to ALEC legislators on this topic in 2011 and 2012. Peabody, concerned with tapping into the vast reserves of untapped fossil fuels under federal lands in the west, sponsored the ALEC Resolution Requesting that the Federal Government Confer and Consult with the States on Management of Public Lands and Energy Resources in December 2011, which passed the ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force unanimously. The corporations top lobbyist, Kelly Mader, is a member of the ALEC corporate advisory council. Additionally, as a member of ALECs Wyoming Leadership team, Wendy Lowe of Peabody was praised in the May 2011 edition of ALECs magazine, Inside ALEC. At an ALEC event in Wyoming that same year, Lowe reportedly praised ALEC for creating a unique environment in which state legislators and private sector leaders can come together, share ideas, and cooperate in developing effective policy solutions. As evidence of the success of this partnership, according to Inside ALEC, the day after the event, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed Senate Joint Resolution 6, requesting the United States Congress to limit the excessive air quality regulations imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Within ALEC, every state has a legislator partnered with a lobbyist, who together act as state co-chairs to raise cash for the organization and promote the ALEC agenda through model legislation. Though ALEC does not publish a list of who the state chairs are, Peabody Energy representatives are the corporate co-chairs in at least two states, Wyoming and Missouri.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:13:34 +0000
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