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| Ag
Oil Spill Coalition -- coalition of agriculture, petroleum organizations and
farmer coops working to modify EPA oil spill regulations that threaten to make
on-farm storage of petroleum products in excess of 1300 gallons prohibitively
expensive. |
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| Ag
Trade Coalition -- Broad based coalition of agriculture and agribusiness groups
working on WTO negotiations and Free Trade Agreement negotiations. |
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| Americans
for Country of Origin Labeling -- coalition of supporters of mandatory
Country of Origin Labeling |
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| American
Highway Users Alliance -- Coalition of business, agriculture and motorist
groups working for improved federal highway transportation policy. Former National
Master Kermit Richardson serves on the board of directors |
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| Alliance
for Public Technology --Broad-based coalition advocating increased access
to high speed internet services for all Americans. National Grange Legislative
Director, Leroy Watson Serves on the board of directors for the Alliance for Public
Technology. |
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| Alliance
for Rural America -- Coalition of seven rural and Ag organizations working
on environmental and energy issues. Leroy Watson serves on the steering committee. |
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| Biodiesel
Alliance --The National Grange is a founding member of the Biodiesel Alliance,
which was founded as a means to allow health, environmental, and agricultural
organizations to focus on their mutual objectives of creating a safer, healthier
environment through the use of clean-burning biodiesel fuel. |
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| Biomass
Energy Research Association -- DC lobbyist information sharing working
group for renewable energy issues |
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| Capital
Area Rural Health Roundtable -- DC based information sharing forum on
public health needs/issues in rural areas |
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| Citizens
Flag Alliance -- broad coalition of citizen, public interest and veterans
organizations working to secure a U.S. Constitutional amendment to allow for the
legal protection of the U.S. flag |
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| Coalition
for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) --The National Grange is working
with the CARE coalition to prepare grassroots mobilization tools to be implemented
during the debate on the National Energy Security Legislation in the 108th Congress. |
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| Coalition
for Equitable and Affordable Rural Service (CLEAR) -- broad-based alliance
of agricultural, rural, consumer, business, labor, and public interest groups
working to reform the Federal Universal Service Fund program |
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| Coalition
for Vehicle Choice -- Coalition of consumer, manufacturer and agriculture
organizations promoting reasonable increases in fuel economy for vehicles. |
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| Coalition
to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports -- Agriculture coalition focusing
on using all allowable tools under trade agreements and other vehicles to secure
federal appropriations to promote exports of US AG products. |
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| Cooler
Heads Coalition -- Coalition of industry, agriculture and public interest
groups opposing mandatory Global Warming regulations. |
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| Dairy
Grassroots Alliance -- successor coalition to the working group that fought
unsuccessfully for dairy compacts in the 2002 Farm Bill. |
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| Dairy
Producers for Fair Trade -- Dairy producer organizations and coops working
to pass legislation to include milk protein concentrates under US trade agreements
that regulate dairy imports. |
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| Endangered
Species Act Coalition -- DC Lobbyist working group organized by House
Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Pombo to coordinate Resources Committee
Staff and private sector efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act. |
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| Energy
Stewardship Alliance -- Broad based coalition to support development of
the energy resources of Alaska in an environmentally sound manner. Leroy Watson
Serves on the Steering Committee for Energy Stewardship Alliance. |
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| Keep
USF Fair Coalition -- Broad-based consumer, agriculture and small business
coalition focused on maintaining the universal service fund to guarantee that
all American's have access to universal phone service |
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| National
Coalition for Agricultural Research -- broad-based agricultural and academic
coalition to support increased appropriations for Ag research at land grant universities
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| National
Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition -- National Grange Legislative
Director Leroy Watson serves on the NESARC board and Legislative Committee. |
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| National
Waterways Alliance -- Coalition
of business, agriculture, consumer and government groups working for improved
federal waterways transportation policies. |
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| National
Wetlands Coalition -- National Grange Director Leroy Watson serves on
the NWC Steering Committee |
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| North
American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) -- coalition to encourage
the health of resident and migratory pollinating animals in North America. |
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| Organizations
Concerned About Rural Education (OCRE) -- National Grange is on the Steering
Committee for OCRE and hosts monthly meetings in the Goss Conference room in rotation
with other steering committee organizations |
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| Rural
Broadband Coalition -- Information and advocacy coalition related to promoting
programs and services of the USDA Rural Utility Service related to broadband communications
in rural areas. |
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| Washington
Agricultural Round Table monthly policy luncheons |
