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Renate Bloem

Renate D. Bloem has been the president of Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO) since Nov. 2000. She has been active lobbying on various issues at the United Nations, and since her accession to the presidency of CONGO:
:"Since she embarked on this ambitious mandate, Renate has provided invaluable counsel and guidance to CONGO membership and staff, contributing to her organization's development. Under her strong leadership, CONGO has gained prominence in the international civil society landscape and became the main counterpart of NGOs in relationship with the United Nations." CONGO biography
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==Activities==
===UN Conference on Anti-racism in Durban, South Africa, Sept 2000.===
Renate Bloem led a 10-member CONGO delegation (including Willy Weisz, Isaac Tylim, Harvey Rich) to the UN Conference on Anti-racism in Durban. (The delegation was paid/sponsored by the Ford Foundation.) Some of the members of this delegation, led by Willy Weisz, spearheaded attempts to undermine the adoption of a declaration that "Zionism is Racism", and instead proposed an amendment stating "Anti-zionism is anti-semitism". While John Bolton led the official U.S. assault against the declaration (an effort that eventually earned him the "Defender of Zionism Award" in 2006), the groups surrounding CONGO were instrumental in providing the NGO opposition to the declaration.
==Affiliations==
*CONGO – President (since Nov. 2000)
*World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women
==Contact==
:Renate Bloem
:President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
:11, Avenue de la Paix
:CH-1202 Geneva
:Tel: +41 22 301 1000
:Fax: +41 22 301 2000
:Email: rbloem@ngocongo.org
:Website: www.ngocongo.org
Rene Coulomb

A strong advocate of the private sector Rene Coulomb has long campaigned against obstacles that would prevent private sector participation in the water industry. Coulomb is one of the three founding members and former vice-president of the World Water Council – a pro-privatisation water think tank that has close ties to big business, global governing and financial institutions (the two other founding members are Abu-Zeid Mahmoud and Aly Shady). Coulomb has a far-reaching influence in the global water industry. He is former director of ethics for Suez and sits on the steering committee of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) – an organisation that carries out the operational mandate of the World Water Council.Public Citizen (2005), Suez: A Corporate Profile, accessed 26 November 2008.. 
==References==
Category: Water: People
Category: Water
Rene Louis Costa

Rene Louis Costa is an associate with Ecoconsult Inc. – a neoliberal think tank based in Montreal, Canada that performs consultancy work for various supranational institutions and transnational agencies and actors. Costa has over 44 years of experience initiating and facilitating investment projects in both the First and Third World. He is extremely well connected with political and corporate elites throughout the world.
Ecoconsult Inc. offers water-related services including: services in multi-disciplinary project management; strategic analysis and development planning; policy analysis, policy and institutional reform; project financing, capital flows, trade agreements; socioeconomic and environmental impact studies; post evaluation of programs and projects; development of indicators and monitoring systems; and visioning and scenario development. Ecoconsult Inc., Home, accessed 26 November 2008.
Costa spent many years advising the World Bank and spent 26 years working with the Bank in Washington in various capacities. His various positions with the World Bank include International Management and Financial Expert (Congo), Deputy Project Director (Congo, Iran, Morocco, Algeria, Maghreb), International Management & Financial Consultant (Algeria, Uzbekistan, Washington), Assistant Director Urban Development (Washington), Division Chief Water Supply Division (Latin America), Deputy Division Chief Water Supply and Sewerage Division (Latin America) and Project Officer and Financial Analyst (LAC).Ecoconsult Inc., Rene Louis Costa, accessed 27 November 2008.
Costa has extensive private sector experience consulting for numerous firms from corporations all over the world working on projects that reach all corners of the globe. Between 1961 and 1970 he worked for various firms as a Corporate Financial Manager. Ecoconsult Inc., Rene Louis Costa, accessed 27 November 2008.
==References==
Category: Water: People
Category: Water
Renewable Energy Systems

==Background==
RES is a one of the biggest international Renewables companies, specialising in wind. It owns wind farms and other large scale renewables worldwide, and is the main developer for the UK. They are also involved in sustainable building design under subsidiary company Inbuilt.
"RES is part of the Sir Robert McAlpine group, a British family-owned firm with over 100 years’ experience in construction and engineering. Renewable Energy Systems Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Sir Robert McAlpine Enterprises Limited, and has three primary direct subsidiaries:
*1.Renewable Energy Systems Limited (our main operating company in relation to wind assets);
*2.RES Enterprises Limited (a relatively new division which is committed to building integrated renewable energy technologies for the industrial, public and commercial sectors); and
*3.Inbuilt Limited (a relatively new division which is committed to providing technical and consulting excellence in sustainable built environments)."
RES, "RES Who We are", RES Who we are page. accessed 17/02/09
==Lobbying firms==
*Bellenden Public AffairsBellenden, Register Dec15-Feb16, APPC, accessed 15 April 2016 
*Chelgate Chelgate profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 29 April 2016 
===External Resources===
===Notes===
Category:Energy Category:Climate Change Category:Climate Category:Climate: Energy Category:Climate: Energy Industry
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) was set up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. It is a global public-private partnership of banks, governments, NGOs and business that structures policy and regulatory initiatives for renewables, and facilitates financing for energy projects. REEEP has had a role in G8 summits and was mandated to deliver energy efficiency measures at Gleneagles, Heilligendamm and St Petersburg. REEEP REEEP What We Do page, accessed 10/04/09
REEEP states on its website:
"REEEP has developed several policy networks, most notably the Renewable Energy and International Law (REIL) project in collaboration with Yale University (USA), and the Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) in collaboration with Warwick University (UK), and the Energy Efficiency Coalition." REEEP REEEP What We Do page, accessed 10/04/09
==Funding==
REEEP is funded by the governments of Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the European Union. REEEP REEEP What We Do page, accessed 10/04/09
===Resources===
===Notes===
Category:EnergyCategory:Climate Category:Climate: Government and International Agencies Category:Climate Change Category:Climate Policy Groups Category:Climate: Energy
Renewable Fuels Association

The Renewable Fuels Association is a trade and lobbying group for the US ethanol industry.
According to a report by Stephen Power in The Wall Street Journal, shortly prior to US President Barack Obama's inauguration, the RFA suggested a government bail-out for the biofuels industry, which was hit in late 2008 by the drop in oil prices:
:The Renewable Fuels Association, a trade group for the U.S. ethanol industry, has spoken with staff members from Capitol Hill and President-elect Barack Obama’s team and “provided them with some ideas on how to craft the language of” an economic recovery package, said Matt Hartwig, a spokesman for the RFA.
:Hartwig said RFA has suggested a number of steps including setting up a $1 billion short-term credit facility so ethanol producers could finance current operations; a $50 billion federal loan guarantee program to finance investment in new renewable fuel production capacity and supporting infrastructure; and a requirement that any auto maker receiving federal aid only produce new vehicles that can run on any blend up to 85% ethanol, beginning with the 2010 model season.Stephen Power, "Ethanol Industry Lines Up for Washington Help", The Wall Street Journal, 16 December 2008, accessed February 2009.
Hartwig is quoted as saying:
:We’re not asking for a specific bailout, but rather, as a trade association, we’re providing ideas to an incoming Congress and a new administration about ways to bolster the domestic renewable fuel industry ... We’re doing what all trade organizations are doing - providing the Obama administration with ideas.Stephen Power, "Ethanol Industry Lines Up for Washington Help", The Wall Street Journal, 16 December 2008, accessed February 2009.
Power added the following update to his article:
:Hartwig calls back to add that his group offered ideas to the Obama team after being approached by a transition representative seeking the RFA’s input on what should be included in an economic recovery package; “We are not, I repeat, not asking for anything or lobbying for anything,” Hartwig said.Stephen Power, "Ethanol Industry Lines Up for Washington Help", The Wall Street Journal, 16 December 2008, accessed February 2009.
==Notes==
Category:GMCategory:BiofuelsCategory:Biofuels Lobby GroupsCategory:EnergyCategory:ClimateCategory:Climate Change Category:Climate: Energy Category:Climate: Energy Industry
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Representation Plus

Representation Plus is a UK PR and marketing consultancy for the travel and leisure industries. The company is owned by Alison Cryer, who has also owned another travel PR specialist First Public Relations since 2012.
==Helping Sri Lanka counteract its war-stained reputation==
Representation Plus handled Sri Lanka's PR for a number of years, circa 2010 - 2012 but now describes the country's tourism board as a 'past client'. 
During its PR campaign work the firm's key objective was apparently to raise awareness of Sri Lanka as a holiday destination. Howver in its promotional portfolio it also admits to 'crisis management' work and 'counteracting negative publicity' during and post the country's brutal civil war; 
Its strategy was to:
:'counteract Sri Lanka’s image of civil unrest and position the emerging “Refreshing” new destination as a safe, desirable holiday location for the discerning traveller through highly pro-active PR activities aligning Sri Lanka with similar luxury consumer brands, events and celebrities. Crisis Management during and post the civil war, counteracting negative publicity. Activities included press trips, press releases, placing 8 feature articles per year, creating consumer event opportunities such as the Chelsea Flower Show with the Orchid Society and Bird Show with Bill Oddie.
For Sri Lanka's (undisclosed) fee, it received the following 'return on investment':
:RESULTS/ROI: Over £1.19 million of press coverage and £1.73 million of TV coverage over 2 years giving a total ROI of 29 fold on a total PR budget of £101,250. Helped to increase visitor figures by 50% in 2010 and put Sri Lanka on the luxury, value for money, family, beach, culture and wildlife holiday hotlists. Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Representation Plus website, accessed 15 November 2013 
==Clients==
*Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau
==Website== 
*http://www.representationplus.co.uk
==Resources==
==Notes==
Category:Public relationsCategory:LobbyingCategory:Sri Lanka
Republic PR, PRCA Yearbook 2004

Republic PR
===Contact===
* Jane Howard
===Address===
:Walter House
:418-422 Strand
:London WC2R OPT
::Telephone: 020 7379 5000
:Fax: 02073795111
:Email: jane@republicpr.com
:Website: www.republicpr.com
===Quality Assessment Achieved===
*Consultancy Management Standard
*Investor in People
*ISO 9001:2000
===Business Commenced===
:1997
===Employees===
: 20
==Range of Services==
Republic creates communications programmes that have three clear aims. They must have a clear commercial plan, they must be evaluated and must be part of the client’s ongoing business success. Republic works with clients in corporate, consumer and business-to-business sectors. Republic has achieved enormous success since its start in 1997. As “Best New Agency” Republic was then a finalist (and the only PR company) at the 2000 national Investors in People awards, it was included as one of “50 to Watch” in Real Business magazine in 2001 and nominated as a finalist in the Parcelforce business awards in 2002 and 2003.
The company invests heavily in training and pays well above average industry salary levels for its executive staff, to ensure that clients receive excellent service and outstanding results. CMS, liP and ISO 9001:2000 are central to Republic’s business practices.
===Fee Income===
:£1,400,00l - 1,500,000
==Current Clients==
*Acer
*Andrex
*Andrex Moist
*Andrex Aloe Vera
*Arval PHH **
*British Acupuncture Council
*British Maritime Technology Ltd *
*BMT SeaTech Ltd
*CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
*Enterprise Rent-A-Car **
*Eversheds
*H Bronnley & Co **
*Incheape Shipping Services
*Jarvis University Partnerships Programme *
*Jarvis Accomodation Services *
*OneSearch Direct
*Plantronics **
*Reality Telecom
*Rolls Royce Marine
*Sussex Learning and Skills Council
: * = client retained for more than three years
: ** = client retained for more than five years
==Ad Hoc Clients==
*Andrex Puppies-On-A-Roll
*Chemical Industries Association
*Foresters Friendly Society
*Gallaher Group Plc
*L’Oreal
*RTKL
*Scotch Malt Whisky Society
==Partners / Directors==
*Jane Howard, BSc Econ (Hons), FIPR
*Deborah Lewis, MA (Hons)
===Holders of Public Office===
:None
==Parent or Principal Company==
:N/A
===Subsidiary Companies===
:N/A
===Associate Companies===
:N/A
===Overseas Owned Offices Within===
:N/A
===International Affiliates Within===
:N/A
===Other Addresses===
:N/A
Category:PRCA Yearbook
ResPublica

ResPublica calls itself 'an independent, non-partisan public policy think-tank' it was established in 2009 by Phillip Blond.Home page, ResPublica website, accessed 19 November 2009
The think tank says it works 'on a variety of cutting edge research projects, such as examining how the UK can develop more innovative public services by empowering front-line professionals and their client communities'.Home page, ResPublica website, accessed 19 November 2009 An article in the Sunday Times about Phillip Blond is subtitled:
:The radical thinker who has bewitched the Tory high command with his ‘third way’ tells how he could make the Conservatives the party of the poor and mend broken Britain.Camilla Long, The red under David Cameron’s bed, The Sunday Times, 18 Oct 2009, accessed 19 Nov 2009
Unusually for a think tank, ResPublica is set up as a private company which means that it is able to make a profit.Political Scrapbook, Unique setup means "Red Tory" gets payout while sacking Respublica staff, Political Scrapbook, 13-June-2011 Think tanks are usually set up as not for profit organisations.
==Funding==
ResPublica started declaring some of its funders in its 2012 annual accounts, which list organisations and individuals that gave more than £10,000:
• Home Group
• Monster
• Bingo Association
• Royal Institute of British Architects
• One anonymous organisation.
Total funding for the year ending 31/3/12 was: £244,225.
Funders in 2013 included:
==Events==
*Energy Security in the UK: Home grown solutions and the shale opportunity, A high level event with the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker MP June 2014
==Affiliations==
==People==
===Staff===
Phillip Blond, Director | Asheem Singh, Deputy Director | Kim Mandeng, External Relations Manager | Adam Schoenborn, Senior Researcher | Sandra Gruescu, Senior Researcher | Samuel Middleton, Researcher | Nicolas Clark-Majerus, Research Assistant | Emma Gordon, Research Assistant | Caroline MacFarland, Research Assistant | Matt Norton, Research AssistantResPublica Our People, accessed 25 November 2009
===Advisory Board===
Anthony Browne | Greg Clark | Stuart Etherington | James Forsyth | Zac Goldsmith | John HayesPeople, Advisory Board, ResPublica, Accessed 13-June-2011
===Fellows===
Stephen Lloyd | Lawrence Bloom | Simon Caulkin | Tim Cowen | Diane Coyle | Gail Greengross | David Hawkins | Indy Johar | Danny Kruger | Barry C. Lynn | Ed Mayo | John Milbank | Margareta Pagano | Jules Peck | Nicholas Rengger | Alan Riley | Roger Scruton | John Seddon | Roger Steare | Diogo Vasconcelos | Simon Willis | Steve Wyler | Rowena YoungPeople, Fellows, ResPublica, Accessed 13-June-2011
==Funding==
==Clients==
==Publications==
==Contact==
:Address:
:Respublica Policy Limited
:One Plough Place
:London
:EC4A 1DE
:Phone:020 7438 2637
:Email:enquiries@respublica.org.uk
:Website:www.respublica.org.uk
==Resources==
*Rob Knight ResPublica - new UK policy think tank Drupal.org November 3, 2009 - 11:10
==Notes==
Category:Think TanksCategory:Fracking
Research Councils UK

Research Councils UK (RCUK) are responsible for investing public money in research in the UK to 'advance knowledge and generate new ideas which lead to a productive economy, healthy society and contribute to a sustainable world.' About the Research Councils Research Councils UK, accessed 7 November 2014 
Each year the Research Councils invest an estimated £3 billion into research that covers the entire spectrum of academic disciplines, 'from the medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences and the arts and humanities.' Welcome Research Councils UK, accessed 7 November 2014 
==Affiliations==
Research Councils UK is a donor to the Science Media Centre. SMC, Funding, accessed 29 September 2013. See also Science Media Centre - Funding
==Notes==
Category:Science Media Centre
Research Triangle Institute

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is a North Carolina based think tank, research company, and contractor for US-government agencies and US-quasi-governmental organizations. Although it has many areas of expertize emanating out of the North Carolina universities, it is also involved in "building civic society", "elections promotion" and reconfiguration of educational systems.
==Iraq Chapter==
:North Carolina's Research Triangle Institute, charged with carrying out local governance projects under a far larger $598 million U.S. grant, had seen its own momentum stall when fighting first erupted in 2004. After losing several Iraqi staff to assassinations, it, too, had carried out much of what little training it did in Kurdish areas. This changed when Marine Brig. Gen. John Allen arrived in Anbar province in January of 2007 -- within weeks of Parhamovich's death -- and took the mantle of "democracy-building" on himself.At the time, Allen said, civil government was "gasping for breath," with al-Qaida threatening or killing elected local council members. Working with tribal sheiks, he has since won acclaim for pushing al-Qaida out of Anbar and strengthening the local governments through transparent, funded projects.The institute, led there by Texan Ron Johnson, was then able to carry out its own work at the PRT in Anbar and other areas and helped to launch local and provincial council associations that meet regularly and lobby the Iraqi parliament.
:"We have been so much in need of this kind of training because local government is just something new in Iraq and having no specific local government academy that could train and (improve) the capacity of councilors," said the local association's chairman, Abd Al-Khadom. He credits the troop surge for "fruitful" political progress at the local level.Anne Usher, Democracy funding for Iraq under more scrutiny, Seattle Pi, 16 May 2008.
===Retooling Textbooks===
RTI together with Creative Associates International obtained a contract for education system reform in Iraq. The project entailed rewriting Iraqi textbooks and reorganizing its curriculum.
==Principals==
*Ron Johnson
===Senior Management===
*Earl Johnson Jr. Chairman
*Victoria F. Haynes – President and Chief Executive Officer
*James J. Gibson – Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer
*E. Wayne Holden – Exec. VP
*Satinder K. Sethi – Exec. VP
*Lorena K. Clark – Senior VP
*Lon E. Maggart – Senior VP
*J. Scott Merrell – Senior VP
*Allen W. Mangel – Senior VP
==Affiliations==
*International Development Group – Branch of RTI dealing with international contracts.
==Contact, References and Resources==
===Contact===
===Resources===
===References===
Category:Democracy Promotion
Research and Assessment Branch

The Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB) of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom was created on 1 April 2009, by integrating the Advanced Research and Assessment Group into the Headquarters of the Defence Academy.Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB), Defence Academy of the United Kingdom website, accessed 4 Feb 2010. The Research and Assessments Branch was disbanded as of 1 April 2010.Defence Academy Research and Assessment Branch. retrieved from the Internet Archive of 11 November 2010, accessed 30 December 2015. 
==Notes==
Researching Fracking in Europe

Researching Fracking in Europe (ReFINE) is a UK-based academic research group led by the Durham Energy Institute, one of eight research institutes at the University of Durham. Refine is led jointly with the University of Newcastle.
==Activities==
Set up in 2013, group describes itself as 'the leading independent researchers
:The consortium focuses on the issue of shale gas and oil exploitation using fracking methods and its potential risks.
:Over a two year period ReFINE will carry out scientific research, with the recognition that there are many important social impacts related to the potentially widespread exploitation of gas- or oil-rich shales across Europe. ReFINE, acc 30 March 2014 
==Funding==
:The consortium is funded by Shell, Chevron, GDF SUEZ, Centrica, and the Natural Environment Research Council, with the Environment Agency, DECC, the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the British Geological Survey participating in an advisory-stakeholder capacity. The consortium has the support of organisations such as the Geological Society of London, the Bulgarian Geological Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
==People==
*Professor Richard Davies - Professor of geo-energy at Newcastle University and the former director of the Durham Energy Institute. Presently Dean of Knowledge Exchange.
 
===Work group leaders===
*Prof. Fred Worrall - Water and Emissions
*Professor David Davies (Scientist) - Drilling and Completions
*Professor Peter Styles - Seismicity
*Prof. Gillian Foulger - Seismicity
*Dr. Will Coombs - Modelling
*Dr. Neil Thorpe - Traffic
*Dr. David Reiner - Public Engagement
===Support===
*Dr. Liam Herringshaw
*Sam Almond
*First report authors: Richard J. Davies | Sam Almond | Robert S. Ward | Robert B. Jackson | Charlotte Adams | Fred Worrall | Liam G. Herringshaw | Jon G. Gluyas | Mark A. Whitehead
==Funding==
==Publications==
*Oil and gas wells and their integrity: Implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation
==Contact==
:Website:
==Resources==
==Notes==
Category:FrackingCategory:Fracking:Academics
Reshmi Parag

Reshmi Parag is an volunteer organiser associated with the libertarian anti-environmental LM network, sworking for and being a Trustee of WORLDwrite " WORLDwrite Annual Report 2008/9", Charity Commission website, accessed 31 May 2010 and having written for Spiked "Barney with Charlie", Spiked website, accessed 31 May 2010. 
She is South African-born with a background in research and psychology.Reshmi Parag WORLDwrite website, accessed 6 October 2013
==Notes==
Parag, Reshmi