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Duke Energy Cut Its Payments to the US Chamber Over Climate

November 19, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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alcoa, Apple, cisco, dow, duke, entergy, Exelon, ge, generalelectric, johnson, microsoft, MohawkPaper, Nike, nrg, pepco, PG&E, PNM Resources, PSEG, royaldutchshell, seventhgeneration, uschamberofcommerce

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

Cisco Systems: The Chamber Doesn't Represent this Company on Climate

October 29, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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alcoa, apple, chamberofcommerce, cisco, dow, duke, entergy, exelon, GE, johnson&johnson, levistrauss, microsoft, mohawkpaper, nike, peabody, PEPCO, PG&E, PNM, PSEG, seventhgeneration, shell, uschamberofcommerce

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

Dow and PEPCO Disagree with US Chamber Climate Stance, Too

October 26, 2009

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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alcoa, apple, chamberofcommerce, dow, duke, entergy, exelon, GE, johnson&johnson, levistrauss, microsoft, mohawkpaper, nike, peabody, PEPCO, PG&E, PNM, PSEG, seventhgeneration, shell, toyota, uschamberofcommerce

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

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

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Pete Altman
Climate Campaign Director
Washington, D.C.
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