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Sonoran Desert National Monument - Team A, BIO 101

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Public Policy Influences SimulationNamePOL 443Date

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IntroductionLobbying is the “process of petitioning government to influencepublic policy.” A lobbyist may work for a group, organization, orindustry, and presents information on legislative proposals tosupport his or her clients' interestsThis right is something that is treasured in a truly Democraticsociety.The lobbyists can leverage the right of petition with the power ofeconomic resources or political network organizations to gain theattention of those in the Legislature.US Citizens can have both direct and indirect interest in legislationthat is considered by Congress.

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LegislationOpen Fuel Standard Act of 2008, S.3303Introduced in Congress on July 22, 2008Sponsors: Republican Senator SamuelBrownback, of Kansas and 5 Co-Sponsors

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Fuel Standards Policy•Low Carbon Fuel Standard:•Introduced by Governor Schwarzenegger in January 2007•Adoption of Low Carbon Fuels helps the environment by:•Reducing global warming pollution•Cutting petroleum dependency•Creating a sustainable and growing market for cleaner fuels.•If the estimation of an initial reduction of 10% in the Greenhouse Gas iscorrect… impacts of passenger vehicle fuels by 2020 will:•Cut global warming pollutionfrom the passenger vehicle fleet by 10%, equivalent toremoving 3 million cars from the road.•Displace 20% of on-road gasoline consumption with low carbon fuels, reducingconsumption by up to 3.2 billion gallons of gasoline per year
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University
University of Phoenix
Course
BIO 101
Subject
Environmental Science

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