http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/paltman/ by Peter Altman
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NYT: U.S. Chamber has not expressed support for any proposals to cap emissions 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago John Broder has an illuminating story in today's New York Times, "Storm Over the Chamber" discussing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's climate crisis and how Thomas Donohue's style exacerbates it. Tellingly, the story begins with an anecdote that suggests where the U.S. Chamber gets its tin ear. Read More -
How to Melt Glaciers and Influence People
API and ACCCE spend the big bucks 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago Coal companies and the nation's biggest railroad association accounted for 50 percent of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity's (ACCCE) $47 million budget in 2008, according to ACCCE's tax return, E&E News reported on Wednesday. Yowza! Read More -
The U.S. Chamber needs to get its story straight 0
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago The U.S. Chamber seems to be going to great lengths these days persuade Congress that it really wants to help pass climate legislation. But a very different message is coming through its blogs, tweets, and unscripted comments. Read More -
Is the U.S. Chamber changing its tune on climate, or just its tone? 1
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago On Tuesday, the U.S. Chamber sent a letter to Sens. Boxer and Inhofe about the climate bill. It seemed to be singing a new tune on climate policy, leading Sen. Kerry to wonder whether the letter reflects a real change in the Chamber's position. Read More -
Climate Controversy Damages Chamber’s Reputation 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks agoThe high-profile departures from the US Chamber because of its extremist stance on climate, the strong criticism from its own former members and the Chamber's tone-deaf response to the situation are contributing to reputational damage that is hurting the organization's credibility.
But don't take my word for it. Others are making the same observation.
Fortune Magazine Contributing Editor Marc Gunther noted in a piece called "The U.S. Chamber's climate blunders" that:
"What matters is that the chamber can't any longer pretend to be the voice of business on the climate change issue-the biggest business controversy of the decade.… Read More
Chamber Chief Donohue Emerges as Unlikely Hero for Climate Protection
US Chamber Calls for Global Powers for Congress 0
Posted 2 months agoI couldn't help wonder what kind of stories the Chamber hoped to generate with the statement it issued earlier today. So I leaned back, closed my eyes, and used my imagination:
US Chamber Emerges as Unlikely Hero for Climate Protection; Calls for Global Powers for Congress
In a surprising departure from its century long-fight for free enterprise, the US Chamber of Commerce has laid out an ambitious set of legislative principles on climate change, including one controversial position that could require amending the Constitution to permit global expansion of Congress' lawmaking powers.
The principles were described in a… Read More
Another company smacks the "Chamber of No"
PNM Resources quits US Chamber board 0
Posted 2 months agoIn yet another blow to the prestige and credibility of the US Chamber of Commerce, PNM Resources announced that it had given up its seat on the US Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and issued a statement criticizing the Chamber's stance on global warming.
Kate Galbraith at the New York Times reported on the new rift:
"We strongly disagree with the chamber's position on climate change legislation and particularly reject its recent theatrics" in calling for a review of the E.P.A.'s findings, Don Brown, a spokesman for PNM Resources, a New Mexico-based utility holding company,… Read More
Who's getting railroaded?
Is Chamber of Commerce prez biased on climate because of his ties to Union Pacific railroad? 1
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago Why is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on such a different page from its major members when it comes to climate change legislation? Read MoreFindings Cut Short the Summer's Long Growth of Astroturf
Post/ABC poll shows oil-and coal-funded efforts to kill clean energy are failing 1
Posted 3 months ago The Washington Post is reporting this morning that according to joint poll conducted with ABC News, a majority of Americans support Obama's and Congress' efforts to overhaul US energy policy, and that support includes passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. Read MoreDirty Political Tricks Lead Back to Clean Coal Coalition
ACCCE Hired Firm That Forged Opposition Letters 1
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks agoThe American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricty (ACCCE) has led efforts to perpetuate the myth that coal can be clean. Now it turns out they are responsible for forging opposition to a strong climate bill.
According to E&E News, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is the culprit responsible for hiring Bonner & Associates, the DC-based firm busted late last week for forging letters - ostensibly from NAACP and a Virgina network of Hispanic groups - opposing the US House climate bill (ACES.)
According to E&E's story today,
"The group American Coalition for Clean Coal… Read More
