WASHINGTON—Exelon Corp., one of the largest U.S. utilities, spent $3.9 million to lobby the federal government in 2007.
The company lobbied on various appropriations bills and on legislation dealing with climate change, nuclear power, pension protection, tax credits, uranium sales and trade, and more, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 14 by the Senate's public records office.
WASHINGTON - The nuclear energy industry's main trade group spent $1.3 million to lobby the federal government in 2007, according to a disclosure form.
The Nuclear Energy Institute lobbied on various appropriations bills, including those dealing with energy and water development and the restructruing of the electric utility industry.
In Slovakia, plans by Canadian company Tournigan Gold Corporation to open a uranium mine near the Eastern city of Kosice have met with strong opposition from locals. Almost 16,000 people signed a petition requiring the Ministry of Environment not to authorize the project.
