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ACCCE: the American Chamber of Connected Coal Executives

October 15, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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ACCCE, ACCF, alcoa, alstom, archcoal, bad09, BNSF, consol, CSX, donblankenship, duke, EEI, koch, massey, norfolksouthern, peabody, southerncompany, unionpacific, uschamberofcommerce

What with all the companies bailing out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for its extremist views on climate legislation and clean energy jobs - and new pressure mounting for even more defections - we'd almost forgotten about the implosion...continued

Tied to the Rails: US Chamber President Tom Donohue and Union Pacific (part II)

September 22, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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ACES, archcoal, climate, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, peabody, smears, unionpacific, uschamberofcommerce

Last week I raised questions about US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's potential conflict of interest on the subject of climate change because of his ties to giant coal transporter Union Pacific Railroad (UNP), which opposed the American Clean...continued

Are Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's Ties to Union Pacific Railroading the Companies that Support Climate Policy?

September 15, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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alcoa, archcoal, donohue, dow, duke, energyandclimate2009, johnson&johnson, nike, peabody, PNM, smears, unionpacific, UNP, uschamberofcommerce, westernfuels

Why is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on such a different page from its major members when it comes to climate change legislation? Last spring we raised the question of who the US Chamber of Commerce is really representing when...continued

Energy interests spend over $150 million on lobbying

July 29, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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ACES, archcoal, climatechange, energyandclimate2009, exxon, globalwarming, oilindustry, peabody, smears, uschamberofcommerce, waxman

E&E News is reporting on lobbying and the climate bill, noting that Oil and Gas companies spent $37.7 in lobbying in the 2nd quarter Exxon Mobil spent $13.6 million alone. Environmental groups spent $5.3 million total. Now $37.7 to $5.3...continued

Phony Arch Coal Map Leads Members Astray

June 19, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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archcoal, climatechange, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, smears, waxman, waxmanmarkey

You have to hand it to the coal industry.  They are not content to just spend millions of dollars on "wild and crazy" advertising claims about "clean coal." Now, they are bringing those same mad skills of deception to mapmaking. ...continued

Big Coal: No Corporate Social Responsibility for us, please

October 15, 2008

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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archcoal, coal, consol, corporatesocialresponsibility, MTR, peabody

 Updated on October 21, 2008 -- Corporate social responsibility" (CSR) is all the rage today in corporate America.   One recent study found that 86 of the S&P 100 companies now having either corporate sustainability Web sites or a major CSR...continued

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Pete Altman
Climate Campaign Director
Washington, D.C.
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