Companies participating in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership have pledged to lobby for a mandatory cap on U.S. carbon emissions, but -- and there's always a but -- many of those same corporations are working behind the scenes to undermine greenhouse-gas regulation. Just a few examples: USCAP members General Electric and Caterpillar sit on the board of a group called the Center for Energy & Economic Development, which opposes greenhouse-gas regulations. USCAP member Duke Energy has joined notorious coal lobbying group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Eight USCAP members sit on the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is critical of attempts to reduce carbon; the chamber vice president of environment says no board members have pressured the chamber to change its position. Which is kind of what USCAP is about: Says David Hawkins of green group and USCAP member NRDC, "We do expect them to exert pressure on other organizations."
source: BusinessWeek
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Wolverine Posted 7:23 am
22 Feb 2008
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stopgreenpath Posted 8:32 am
23 Feb 2008
Stated goal: reduce GHGS
method: kill off millions of acres of desert wilderness owned by US citizens for gigantic, taxpayer subsidized solar/wind projects far from point of use, force people from their homes by eminent domain for lengthy transmission.
completely ignored or shortchanged: meaningful conservation/serious commitment to PV on previously developed land (including rooftops at point of use), limiting utility-scale projects to brownfields and other blighted land.
who pays: wilderness, ratepayers, citizens, taxpayers, former believers in Sierra Club and NRDC
who gets paid: Big Energy and it's cronies
who could get paid if it was done right, but who isn't getting paid thanks to this unholy alliance:
ALL OF US WHO COULD HAVE CHEAP PV PANELS AND WHO COULD GET PAID CASH MONEY FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE ENERGY, WHILE OUT ENJOYING OUR OPEN SPACES.
is this ok with people here?
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eutopianow Posted 10:16 pm
24 Feb 2008
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Dan Detroit Posted 1:52 am
25 Feb 2008
You must be terrified to live in an imaginary world filled by all these evil people. Pity you are lost in such irrationality. Business men are certainly "in it for the money" just as you are when you go to work, assuming you do work for a living.
When did the coal companies unionize? About 135 years ago, according to my brief research. Are those evil guys still around? I'll bet they are long dead.
Karen Silkwood killed? She fell asleep and died in a single car crash.
"..blood tests performed as part of the autopsy showed Silkwood had 0.35 milligrams of methaqualone (Quaalude) per 100 milliliters of blood at the time of her death. That amount is almost twice the recommended dosage for inducing drowsiness." Appears just as likely that she caused her own death by risky behavior.
Yet more absurdly unfounded beliefs!
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Dan Detroit Posted 1:55 am
25 Feb 2008
A board of directors typically is a voting group, Yes, an individual director can be opposed to the majority position of the organization.
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kyotousa Posted 5:54 am
25 Feb 2008
Well, guess what? The most recent data on global GHG emissions indicates that emissions are rising faster than the worst case scenarios modeled by the UNFCCC. We can't go on thinking that we can solve this planet threatening condition with smoke and mirrors. We must act at whatever level we are capable of, and not let ourselves become seduced by the feel-good, meaningless statements of people, companies, and organizations that have only their own misguided interests in mind.
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