US Chamber Of Commerce

Is the U.S. Chamber changing its tune on climate, or just its tone? 1
Posted 3 weeks, 2 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.
Chamber plays the fool in Yes Men hoax 3
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago Another brilliant stunt from the Yes Men: the New York pranksters faked both a press release and a press conference on Monday, pretending to be from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and reversing its position on the Senate climate bill.
Corrections Dept.

WSJ reporter knocks own editorial page for Chamber defense 4
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago It shouldn’t be surprising that Journal editorialists find themselves challenged by their own news staff.
Climate Controversy Damages Chamber’s Reputation 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Chamber Chief Donohue Emerges as Unlikely Hero for Climate Protection

US Chamber Calls for Global Powers for Congress 0
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago
firing chamber

Corporations call off the old green battle, but Chamber of Commerce soldiers on [UPDATED] 4
Posted 2 months ago Still more trouble for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the 97-year-old business advocacy group that has been courting controversy by questioning climate change and fighting a clean energy bill. Here are the companies that have quit the Chamber.
Another company smacks the "Chamber of No"

PNM Resources quits US Chamber board 0
Posted 2 months ago
CoC block

Chamber of Commerce keeps stepping on rakes 2
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce can't catch a break these days. It has pretended to agree with the goals of climate legislation while recommending changes in the means so drastic that they would gut the bill. But there's a problem: many, many business see enormous opportunities in the shift to clean energy. And many of those businesses happen to be members of the CoC.
Turf's up!

Astroturf wars continue as more info comes to light on ‘Energy Citizen’ rallies 4
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
The American Petroleum Institute is urging member companies to recruit their employees, retirees, vendors, and contractors to attend "Energy Citizen" rallies across the country and fight against climate legislation. We've got updates to the story.
In the game or on the sidelines?

Northwest businesses weigh in—or bow out—on energy policy 1
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
This fall, Northwest-based global businesses Nike and Starbucks led a group of consumer brands to publicly champion muscular, science-based climate and energy policies. But where are all the other Northwest companies on climate policy? Amazon? Microsoft? Boeing?
Local chambers going their own way

U.S. Chamber of Commerce split grows wider 1
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is famous for punishing officeholders and other political candidates who have the temerity to disagree with the Chamber's views. But what happens when the U.S. Chamber's own members and affiliates reject its "predictably stalwart" opposition to reasonable policies on climate change and green jobs?

One "solution" is to try to pooh-pooh the problem, as Chamber staff have been doing over the last several days.
Irreconcilable Climate Differences

Chamber vs. Chamber 0
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
News Flash: Bush Administration Favors Business 0
Posted 7 years, 12 months ago