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Monday, October 5, 2009 6:54 PM

Apple Computer is the latest company to quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the group's stance on climate change legislation, highlighting the ongoing internal dissension within the business lobbying group on its advocacy approach to legislation aimed at curbing greenhouse gases.

The story was broken by the New York Times. See here.

Apple joins Pacific Gas & Energy, Public Service Company of New Mexico, and Exelon in withdrawing from the group over the issue. Nike last week withdrew from the board of the chamber but remains a member.

In response to Apple's move, Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass. and chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming said:

"While the U.S. Chamber has been looking to shoot down clean energy legislation at every turn, the defection of more and more companies over these issues are turning them into an 'empty chamber.'"

"We need a constructive discussion of the issues, not scare-mongering and Scopes monkey trials. Clean energy represents the future of business, and American companies and workers are ready to lead the world in the race for new technologies."

1 Response

Carlisle

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

We've had enough constructive discussions on this issue right now. We're still far behind, and I'm starting to wonder when the U.S. chamber will start taking action, because 'discussions' don't solve anything. We've all read enough about malware, exe files, the consumerization of IT and so on. What we need now is a new set of laws that respect personal privacy and put current technologies to good use.
 

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