Environmental groups losing interest in lobbying Prentice
Frustration is mounting that the government has locked itself into an environmental policy bunker on climate change.
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Hill Times
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Mon, 2010-02-01 Canada's leading environmentalists say they're losing interest in lobbying federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice because the government has locked itself into an environmental policy "bunker" and is not giving their ideas serious consideration.
Meanwhile, according to the Registry of Lobbyists, representatives for big oil companies frequently lobby the minister, and appear to be a major source of policy advice on energy and climate issues.
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"If they were interested, they would actually listen sometimes," said John Bennett, executive director of the Sierra Club. "They've basically put themselves in their own bunker and are telling us what the solutions are."
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http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/prentice-02-01-2010 Campaigner Profile
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John Bennett
John has a long history of campaigning on energy and environmental issues dating back to the 1970s when he co-founded the first Greenpeace office east of the Rockies and launched Green Peace’s first nuclear power campaign. He created a media session by leading a trio of Greenpeace activists who...