Posted on 14 November 2009 by admin
Goldman Sachs bought pieces of two carbon-offset companies.
- E+Co, a company focused on bringing clean power to developing countries, announced that Goldman had purchased a majority of its carbon-offsets portfolio.
- Goldman took a minority stake in BlueSource, which is more focused on the tiny offsets market in the United States, and plans to market BlueSource offsets to clients.
Goldman invested in APX, a California company that registers carbon offsets.
Goldman made early investments in other companies that stand to gain from cap and trade legislation.
- Wind power by investing in Horizon Wind Energy.
- Renewable diesel with Changing World Technologies
- Solar power by partnering with BP Solar exactly the kind of deals that will prosper if the government forces energy producers to use cleaner energy.
More recently Goldman purchased a 10% stake in the Chicago Climate Exchange, where coincidentally carbon credits will be traded.
Other demonstrations of investment banks’ interest in the offsets field include, Credit Suisse invested 44 million euros in EcoSecurities, an Ireland-based offsets firm.
JP Morgan bought ClimateCare, another offsets group.
Morgan Stanley took a 38 percent stake in MGM International, yet another such firm.
Banks buying into the offsets business could benefit if a federal carbon-trading system is introduced in the United States.
Posted on 13 November 2009 by admin
- Livestock
- Farm organizations & cooperatives
- Oil & Gas
- Mining
- Republican/Conservative Party
- Consumer groups
- Fiscal & tax policy
- Labor, anti-union
- Environmental policy
Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups
|
Name
|
Amount Received
|
Vote On Passage
|
| Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] |
$418,977 |
Nay |
| Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] |
$387,262 |
Nay |
| Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] |
$200,750 |
Nay |
| Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] |
$164,900 |
Aye |
| Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] |
$148,289 |
Nay |
| Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] |
$145,305 |
Nay |
| Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] |
$137,560 |
Nay |
| Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] |
$135,641 |
Nay |
| Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] |
$135,250 |
Abstain |
| Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] |
$115,411 |
Nay |
Organizations Opposing Cap and Trade Legislation
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Greenpeace
- Rainforest Action Network
- Public Citizen
- International Rivers
- Friends of the Earth
- National Mining Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- Alliance for Worker Freedom
- American Conservative Union
- American Shareholders Association
- Americans for Tax Reform
- National Taxpayers Union
- Ethan Allen Institute
- College Republican National Committee
- National Pork Producers Council
Posted on 13 November 2009 by admin
- Farm machinery & equipment
- Food & Beverage Products and Services
- Electronics manufacturing & services
- Online computer services
- Computer software
- Computer manufacture & services
- Major (multinational) oil & gas producers
- Coal mining
- Gas & Electric Utilities
- Electric Power utilities
- Independent power generation & cogeneration
- Venture capital
- Health care products
- Medical supplies manufacturing & sales
- Auto manufacturers
- Confectionery processors & manufacturers
- Restaurants & drinking establishments
- Lodging & tourism
- Chemicals
- Household cleansers & chemicals
- Shoes & leather products
- Manufacturing
- Aluminum mining/processing
- Textiles & fabrics
- Communications & hi-tech unions
- Manufacturing Unions
- Energy-related unions (non-mining)
- Labor Unions
- Commercial service unions
- Human Rights
Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups
|
Name
|
Amount Received
|
Vote On Passage
|
| Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] |
$782,344 |
Nay |
| Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] |
$143,236 |
Aye |
| Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12] |
$132,600 |
Aye |
| Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] |
$119,100 |
Aye |
| Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15] |
$113,850 |
Aye |
| Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] |
$107,271 |
Aye |
| Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] |
$103,599 |
Aye |
| Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] |
$103,400 |
Nay |
| Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] |
$100,730 |
Aye |
| Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8] |
$88,650 |
Aye |
Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.2454
- One Sky
- Environment America
- League of Conservation Voters
- VoteVets.org
- Natural Resources Defence Council
- Alliance For Climate Protection
- American Rivers
- Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Clean Water Action
- Climate Solutions
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Oxfam America
- Sierra Club
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- National Audubon Society
- Pew Environment Group
- Pacific Gas & Electric
- Applied Materials
- Aspen Snowmass
- Austin Energy
- Avista Corporation
- Clif Bar and Company
- Duke Energy Corporation
- eBay, Inc.
- Exelon
- FPL Group
- Kleiner Perkins et al
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- National Grid
- Hewlett Packard
- Nike
- NRG Energy
- Public Service Enterprise Group
- Seventh Generation
- Starbucks Corporation
- Symantec Corporation
- Murray Energy Corporation
- Alcoa
- AES Corporation
- Alstom
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- BP America
- Caterpilar Inc.
- Chrysler LLC
- Conoco Phillips
- Deere & Company
- Dow Chemical Company
- DuPont
- Ford Motor Company
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Johnson & Johnson
- Nature Conservancy
- PepsiCo
- PNM Resources
- Rio Tinto
- Shell Global
- Siemens Corporation
- World Resources Institute
- United Steelworkers
- Communications Workers of America
- Service Employees International Union
- Laborers’ International Union of North America
- Utility Workers Union of America
- The American Civil Rights Union
