Apple Leaving Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Change Stance

[fascisthunter]

Source: Washington Post

Apple Inc. is pulling out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the chamber's strident criticism of plans to reduce U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, the computer giant said Monday. In a letter to the chamber of commerce's president, Apple vice president Catherine Novelli wrote that "Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the Chamber at odds with us in this effort." As a result, Novelli said, "we have decided to resign our membership effective immediately."

The Chamber of Commerce, which says it represents more than 3 million businesses, has been one of the strongest critics of legislation aimed at reducing U.S. emissions.

Last week, the group's president, Thomas J. Donohue, said in a statement that his group supports "strong federal legislation" to protect the climate. But he said legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives -- which would use a "cap and trade" system to lower the cost of reducing emissions -- was flawed because it does not require other polluting countries to act, and does too little to spur U.S. investment in green technologies.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/05/AR2009100502744.html

---

Good

[Cha]

1. Wonderful! I was telling friends at work about these

companies leaving when someone admired my Nikes..Nike being the last company I read about to split from the neanderthal position of the US chamber of commerce.

[jeffbr]

2. Just another RW mouthpiece

[fascisthunter]

11. yes... the Chamber of Commerce is another RW mouthpiece

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. I think I might have my company join the chamber........

just so I can leave them.

[SharonAnn]

13. I left them this year. Refused to "re-up" because of their policies.

[tomm2thumbs]

4. to their credit

[onehandle]

5. Apple and the environment --->

http://www.apple.com/environment/

[patrice]

6. Isn't that the third Biggie to do so lately?

[NecklyTyler]

7. Good for Apple

Nice to know they are on the correct side of the issue

[NecklyTyler]

8. K&R

[Vidar]

9. Good for Apple.

[slewfoot]

10. Pulled my company out of our local chamber last year when it was time to renew our membership.

It was like attending a Republican Party meeting at every event.

[SharonAnn]

14. Yup. Me tool And these small businesses supporting things that hurt them.

Just like voters voting against their own interests.

Chamber of Commerce - fake organizations to promote socialism to big businesses.

[Frank Booth]

12. That took long enough.

Though it is encouraging to see that even the most socially irresponsible companies are withdrawing from the Chamber of Commerce.

[xchrom]

15. positive news about Apple will cause high-blood pressure on DU. NT

[depakid]

16. Hopefully, this organization will become a pariah

[MattSh]

17. Nice

Just got my new Macintosh yesterday.

:bounce: