{"id":291,"date":"2007-11-15T19:59:34","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T23:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/11\/15\/us_chamber_ads\/"},"modified":"2008-04-22T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T17:20:54","slug":"us_chamber_ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/11\/15\/us_chamber_ads\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ad Misleads America on Costs of Global Warming Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise the U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes the Lieberman-Warner bill (see their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/press\/ads\/advocate_climatechange\">new ad<\/a>). They&#8217;ve been one of the loudest voices against global warming action for years.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, their claim that a firm climate bill will cripple our economy is simply wrong. See our previous post on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/03\/28\/green_technologies\/\">Green Technologies<\/a> for a more realistic assessment of the costs. There is also a cost to inaction. A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cier.umd.edu\/climateadaptation\/\">study by the University of Maryland<\/a> found that the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/10\/17\/cost_of_inaction\/\">most expensive option is to do nothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce uses scare tactics to oppose action, many in the business community see global warming action as not only necessary, but a huge economic opportunity. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-cap.org\/\">U.S. Climate Action Partnership<\/a> includes <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/05\/08\/uscap_wave2\/\">dozens of Fortune 500 companies<\/a> that support a mandatory cap on greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Growing numbers in the business community support the Lieberman-Warner bill, and understand its necessity and promise. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce should stop using scare tactics, and recognize the opportunities in a smart global warming policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense. It&#8217;s no surprise the U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes the Lieberman-Warner bill (see their new ad). They&#8217;ve been one of the loudest voices against global warming action for years. 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