Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Looks like we'll have to add a new category to our US Chamber Climate Credibility Crisis Counter (honk if you love alliteration.) As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, Duke Energy has cut the electric utility's contributions to the Chamber...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Reuters is reporting that Cisco Systems says it disagrees with the US Chamber's position on climate. This week two of the lobbying group's most powerful members, the conglomerate General Electric Co and the telecommunications equipment provider Cisco Systems Inc told...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
More companies are going on the record to make clear that the US Chamber of Commerce's position on climate does not represent their views. On Friday, Politico reported that NRG decided against joining the US Chamber because of its "extreme"...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
New revelations in the US Chamber Climate Credibility Crisis continue to demonstrate that the US Chamber's problems are of its own making, notwithstanding its attempts to blame environmentalists and anyone else it can think of. Last Friday (sorry for the...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
With more voices saying clearly that US Chamber of Commerce does not represent them, the Chamber's membership numbers are looking more and more questionable. Businesses in Colorado and Wisconsin are speaking up to say the US Chamber does not represent...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
You know the US Chamber of Coal (sorry, "Commerce") must be getting desperate for good-will ambassadors when it has to deploy Don "I'll Shoot You" Blankenship to defend its extremist rhetoric on climate change and policy. Yes, this is the...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The Associated Press is reporting that Mohawk Paper quits US Chamber over climate stance ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Mohawk Fine Paper is joining a growing number of companies quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change policies. The Cohoes,...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The US Chamber's Credibility Crisis deepened Monday as the federation's extremist position on climate change further eroded its credibility and influence, made it the object of a prank news event and highlighted the US Chamber's hypocrisy on the climate issue....continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Mother Jones' Josh Harkinson reports: Political disagreements with the US Chamber of Commerce have prompted the San Francisco Chamber to drop out of a program that automatically enrolled many of its members in the national group. "Given the controversy over the...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
"It's been a lousy week for Tom Donohue and his pals over at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce," writes Steven Pearlstein's in the Washington Post today. Donohue and the US Chamber have been working to raise money to finance a...continued→
