Government officials accused of ’schmooze-athon’ with Shell | Environment | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/17/government-officials-schmooze-athon-shell
Senior Whitehall officials from 10 government departments and agencies attended exclusive “training courses” laid on by Shell over two days at its London headquarters, according to documents released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) following a freedom of information request.
The documents show that in June this year and last, “30-40 mid- to senior-level civil servants” attended the two-day “Shell energy course for Whitehall”, laid on at the energy giant’s expense at its UK head office on London’s South Bank.
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Big energy users get seven times more Treasury meetings than green sector
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/23/green-companies-treasury-meetings-energy
In total, Treasury ministers have held 17 meetings with either green campaign groups or clean energy lobbyists since May 2010. In comparison, they have met with representatives from fossil fuel and energy companies; airports and airlines; and the motoring lobby and car manufacturers on 119 occasions over the same period.
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