{"id":1210,"date":"2009-10-06T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2009-11-05T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T19:49:43","slug":"apple-joins-list-of-former-u-s-chamber-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/10\/06\/apple-joins-list-of-former-u-s-chamber-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Joins List of Former U.S. Chamber Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues to make a monkey of itself over its “Scopes trial” comment<\/a>, as well as its general policy on climate change.<\/p>\n

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga comes from high-tech powerhouse Apple, which announced that it is resigning from the Chamber<\/a> effective immediately. Apple says it objects to “the chamber\u2019s recent comments opposing the E.P.A.\u2019s effort to limit greenhouse gases.” Those comments include threatening litigation.<\/p>\n

In a letter to chamber president Thomas Donahue, Apple wrote:<\/p>\n

Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the chamber at odds with us in this effort.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read Apple’s entire letter [PDF]<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

But the bad news for the Chamber doesn’t end there. One of its chapters is now distancing itself from the national organization. That item comes from the San Jose Mercury News<\/em> editorial “U.S. chamber is a dinosaur on climate change<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The paper says the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce has “had discussions with the U.S. Chamber and the California Chamber as well as PG&E and several other members.”<\/p>\n

The president of the San Jose Silicon Valley chapter solidly opposed her national counterpart’s comments, saying:<\/p>\n

There isn’t anyone who doesn’t realize that climate change is a man-made phenomenon and something we need to address and address quickly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

PG& E, of course, has already resigned from the chamber because of its climate policy — as have PNM Resources and Excelon (and now Apple).<\/p>\n

Nike withdrew from the Chamber’s board of directors<\/a>, but hasn’t given up its membership altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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