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 ==Views on nuclear energy==
-In a Letter to the Editor of ''The Independent'', [[Martin Fry]], the Vice President of EI preempts opposition to new investment in nuclear energy by calling for a "balanced" debate that avoids "the 'nuclear or renewables' boxing match" and declares that a "[p]art of the answer to security of supply is to harness a diversity of energy resources". (''The Independent'', November 30, 2005)
+In a Letter to the Editor of ''The Independent'', [[Martin Fry]], the Vice President of EI preempted opposition to new investment in nuclear energy by calling for a "balanced" debate that avoids 'the "nuclear or renewables" boxing match' and declares that a '[p]art of the answer to security of supply is to harness a diversity of energy resources'. <ref>''The Independent'', November 30, 2005 </ref>
 The EI runs a Nuclear Industry Special Interest Group, which is 'open to all, from those with a general interest in the subject to professional practitioners, researchers and students'. It  provides a single platform to access nuclear related documents, events, news and links and a discussion forum, in which both EI members and non-EI members can make posts. (As of September 2013, it contained no posts aside from a 'welcome' post.) Documents included a wide range of reports published since the disaster at Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant in 2011.<ref>[http://www.energyinst.org/information-centre/sigs/nuclear Nuclear Energy], Energy Institute website, undated acc 11 Sept 2013 </ref>

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	In a Letter to the Editor of ''The Independent'', [[Martin Fry]], the Vice President of EI preempts opposition to new investment in nuclear energy by calling for a "balanced" debate that avoids "the 'nuclear or renewables' boxing match" and declares that a "[p]art of the answer to security of supply is to harness a diversity of energy resources". (''The Independent'', November 30, 2005)		In a Letter to the Editor of ''The Independent'', [[Martin Fry]], the Vice President of EI preempts opposition to new investment in nuclear energy by calling for a "balanced" debate that avoids "the 'nuclear or renewables' boxing match" and declares that a "[p]art of the answer to security of supply is to harness a diversity of energy resources". (''The Independent'', November 30, 2005)
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		+	The EI runs a Nuclear Industry Special Interest Group, which is 'open to all, from those with a general interest in the subject to professional practitioners, researchers and students'. It provides a single platform to access nuclear related documents, events, news and links and a discussion forum, in which both EI members and non-EI members can make posts. (As of September 2013, it contained no posts aside from a 'welcome' post.) Documents included a wide range of reports published since the disaster at Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant in 2011.<ref>[http://www.energyinst.org/information-centre/sigs/nuclear Nuclear Energy], Energy Institute website, undated acc 11 Sept 2013 </ref>

	==Dining with Greenpeace and ExxonMobil==		==Dining with Greenpeace and ExxonMobil==

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-'''The Energy Institute''' (EI), according to its website, is "the leading professional body for the energy industries, representing almost 12,000 professionals both nationally and internationally".
+'''The Energy Institute''' (EI), according to its website, is 'the leading professional body for the energy industries, representing almost 12,000 professionals both nationally and internationally".
-==Views on Nuclear Energy==
+Set up in 2003, the EI 'has been heavily involved in responding to UK government consultations relating to the energy industry'. This includes upstream and downstream hydrocarbons and other primary fuels and renewables, through to power generation, transmission and distribution to sustainable development, demand side management and energy efficiency.
 In a Letter to the Editor of ''The Independent'', [[Martin Fry]], the Vice President of EI preempts opposition to new investment in nuclear energy by calling for a "balanced" debate that avoids "the 'nuclear or renewables' boxing match" and declares that a "[p]art of the answer to security of supply is to harness a diversity of energy resources". (''The Independent'', November 30, 2005)
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 ==Dining with Greenpeace and ExxonMobil==
-The speaker at EI's 2005 annual dinner was the CEO of [[ExxonMobil]], [[Lee Raymond]]. His arrival at the event was delayed by a Greenpeace protest. According to ''The Financial Times'':
+The speaker at EI's 2005 annual dinner was the CEO of [[ExxonMobil]], [[Lee Raymond]]. [[ExxonMobil]] is a staunch opponent of the [[Kyoto Protocol]]. Raymond's arrival at the event was delayed by a Greenpeace protest. According to ''The Financial Times'':
 :Host [[Sir John Collins]], chairman of the Energy Institute, then warned that the delicate Raymond would leave the building immediately if any diner moved from their seat or coughed too loudly. This stern threat wasn't enough to deter two middle-aged Greenpeace activists, who had infiltrated the enemy ranks by donning dinner jacket and black tie.<ref>''The Financial Times'', 18 February, 2005.</ref>
 ==Key Personnel==
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 ==Resources==
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 [[Category:Nuclear Spin]]

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 '''The Energy Institute''' (EI), according to its website, is "the leading professional body for the energy industries, representing almost 12,000 professionals both nationally and internationally".
 The speaker at EI's 2005 annual dinner was the CEO of [[ExxonMobil]], [[Lee Raymond]]. His arrival at the event was delayed by a Greenpeace protest. According to ''The Financial Times'':
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 [[ExxonMobil]] is a staunch opponent of the [[Kyoto Protocol]].
 ==Key Personnel==

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-==Lobbying==
+==Lobbying & PR==
 [[Chris Hunt]], Energy Institute member is involved with the [[Motorists Forum]], an'independent body' which influences policy in relation to motoring.<ref> Motorists Forum [http://www.cfit.gov.uk/mf/reports/ar2007/index.htm#ab Annual Report 2006/2007] Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>

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 ==Lobbying==
-[[Chris Hunt]] Energy Institute member is involved with the [[Motorists Forum]], a suposedly 'independent body' which influences policy in relation to motoring.<ref> Motorists Forum [http://www.cfit.gov.uk/mf/reports/ar2007/index.htm#ab Annual Report 2006/2007] Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>
+[[Chris Hunt]], Energy Institute member is involved with the [[Motorists Forum]], an'independent body' which influences policy in relation to motoring.<ref> Motorists Forum [http://www.cfit.gov.uk/mf/reports/ar2007/index.htm#ab Annual Report 2006/2007] Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>
 ==Address ==

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 [[Category:Pro-nuclear organisations]]
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 The speaker at EI's 2005 annual dinner was the CEO of [[ExxonMobil]], [[Lee Raymond]]. His arrival at the event was delayed by a Greenpeace protest. According to the ''Financial Times'':
-:Host [[Sir John Collins]], chairman of the Energy Institute, then warned that the delicate Raymond would leave the building immediately if any diner moved from their seat or coughed too loudly. This stern threat wasn't enough to deter two middle-aged Greenpeace activists, who had infiltrated the enemy ranks by donning dinner jacket and black tie.(''The Financial Times'', February 18, 2005)
+:Host [[Sir John Collins]], chairman of the Energy Institute, then warned that the delicate Raymond would leave the building immediately if any diner moved from their seat or coughed too loudly. This stern threat wasn't enough to deter two middle-aged Greenpeace activists, who had infiltrated the enemy ranks by donning dinner jacket and black tie.<ref>''The Financial Times'', 18 February, 2005.</ref>
 [[ExxonMobil]] is a staunch opponent of the [[Kyoto Protocol]].