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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

CF Industries Spent $460,000 Lobbying

CF Industries Spent $460,000 in 2007 to Lobby Government on Energy-Related Legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. spent $460,000 in 2007 to lobby on legislation related to natural gas, U.S. energy independence and renewable fuels.

The Deerfield, Ill.-based company spent $240,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 7 by the Senate's public records office. The company also lobbied on the security of chemical facilities and greenhouse gas-reduction legislation.

CF Industries spent $220,000 in the first six months of 2007 to lobby on the same issues.
Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995.

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