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Funding and Connections: The Green Alliance is a non governmental think tank which communicates between government and corporations with regards to economic policy. The group relies on funding from other bodies both from the private sector and government. Companies such as ASDA Sainsbury’s, BP and Shell all support the Green Alliance financially. In 2008, the partners of the Green Alliance within the business sector accounted for 46% of the groups funding. 17% was financed by government groups whilst the rest was paid by funds, other NGO’s and individuals <ref> “[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Home_Parts/Annual_Review_07_08.pdf]”, accessed October 30 2010, </ref>. The Green Alliances connections between government and business do not end financially with MPs and former employees of the said corporations occupying positions within the Green Alliance. | Funding and Connections: The Green Alliance is a non governmental think tank which communicates between government and corporations with regards to economic policy. The group relies on funding from other bodies both from the private sector and government. Companies such as ASDA Sainsbury’s, BP and Shell all support the Green Alliance financially. In 2008, the partners of the Green Alliance within the business sector accounted for 46% of the groups funding. 17% was financed by government groups whilst the rest was paid by funds, other NGO’s and individuals <ref> “[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Home_Parts/Annual_Review_07_08.pdf]”, accessed October 30 2010, </ref>. The Green Alliances connections between government and business do not end financially with MPs and former employees of the said corporations occupying positions within the Green Alliance. | ||
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| + | Funding and Connections: The Green Alliance is a non governmental think tank which communicates between government and corporations with regards to economic policy. The group relies on funding from other bodies both from the private sector and government. Companies such as ASDA Sainsbury’s, BP and Shell all support the Green Alliance financially. In 2008, the partners of the Green Alliance within the business sector accounted for 46% of the groups funding. 17% was financed by government groups whilst the rest was paid by funds, other NGO’s and individuals <ref> “[http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Home_Parts/Annual_Review_07_08.pdf]”, accessed October 30 2010, </ref>. The Green Alliances connections between government and business do not end financially with MPs and former employees of the said corporations occupying positions within the Green Alliance. | ||
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| + | BP: The Green Alliance is a business associate of BP. The Green Alliance strategy on lobbying is to be associates of both the private sector and government. This way they can communicate and negotiate between the two entities. Sir John Browne (Chief Executive of BP) was selected to attend the House of Lords as a “People’s Peer”. This wasn’t decided on an electoral basis, rather by pressure from lobbying groups supported by BP.<ref>”[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk_politics/2001/open_politics/lords/peoples_peers.stm]” , accessed 31 October 2010, </ref> | ||
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| + | However action isn’t always forthcoming in times of crisis. In the wake of the BP oil spill earlier this year the Green Alliance has done little to address the subject. In such an episode of mass environmental destruction, which the White House has described as “probably the greatest environmental disaster the U.S has ever faced” <ref> Adam, D.,(2010),“[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/31/bp-oil-spill-death-impact]” “BP oil spill- death and devastation and it's just the start”, “The Guardian”, accessed 2 November 2010 </ref> you would expect an environmental lobbying group from the same country as the said perpetrators, to have a strong opinion on culpability and alternatives. However this has not proved to be the case. Instead the Green Alliance has continued to work closely with BP whilst accumulating funds from the oil company. | ||
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Funding and Connections: The Green Alliance is a non governmental think tank which communicates between government and corporations with regards to economic policy. The group relies on funding from other bodies both from the private sector and government. Companies such as ASDA Sainsbury’s, BP and Shell all support the Green Alliance financially. In 2008, the partners of the Green Alliance within the business sector accounted for 46% of the groups funding. 17% was financed by government groups whilst the rest was paid by funds, other NGO’s and individuals [1]. The Green Alliances connections between government and business do not end financially with MPs and former employees of the said corporations occupying positions within the Green Alliance.
Funding and Connections: The Green Alliance is a non governmental think tank which communicates between government and corporations with regards to economic policy. The group relies on funding from other bodies both from the private sector and government. Companies such as ASDA Sainsbury’s, BP and Shell all support the Green Alliance financially. In 2008, the partners of the Green Alliance within the business sector accounted for 46% of the groups funding. 17% was financed by government groups whilst the rest was paid by funds, other NGO’s and individuals [2]. The Green Alliances connections between government and business do not end financially with MPs and former employees of the said corporations occupying positions within the Green Alliance.
BP: The Green Alliance is a business associate of BP. The Green Alliance strategy on lobbying is to be associates of both the private sector and government. This way they can communicate and negotiate between the two entities. Sir John Browne (Chief Executive of BP) was selected to attend the House of Lords as a “People’s Peer”. This wasn’t decided on an electoral basis, rather by pressure from lobbying groups supported by BP.[3]
However action isn’t always forthcoming in times of crisis. In the wake of the BP oil spill earlier this year the Green Alliance has done little to address the subject. In such an episode of mass environmental destruction, which the White House has described as “probably the greatest environmental disaster the U.S has ever faced” [4] you would expect an environmental lobbying group from the same country as the said perpetrators, to have a strong opinion on culpability and alternatives. However this has not proved to be the case. Instead the Green Alliance has continued to work closely with BP whilst accumulating funds from the oil company.
