B2B Media Industry Lobbying Dollars

I came across an interesting piece of legislation this week (thanks, Anthony) that basically mandates the US Congress to pass legislation that offers tax subsidies to companies that build and invest renewable energy sources and to companies that conserve resources. It is imperative that we use our industry lobbying dollars (these go largely through American Business Media) to urge the government to offer broad and significant tax breaks to companies that use post-consumer recycled paper, sustainable paper, soy-based ink, and delivery and distribution methods that do not involve petroleum-based transportation.

I know that we’ve spent a lot of time and money on the postal rate case. And, though, as an industry, we basically lost to the bigger companies, it was a fight we had to fight. Now that that fight is basically over, we should insist that our lobbying dollars be spent on this new fight. This could be both an opportunity for our industry to really move the needle on an important issue while cutting costs.

Now, I don’t know how things work in Washington. Maybe what I’m proposing doesn’t make any sense. I’ll ask David Straus, ABM’s man in DC, and get back you.