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Companies, to Their Lobbyist: Wait, We Care About Climate
Chamber of Commerce faces enviro dissent
By Gabriel Winant
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Posted May 5, 09 9:42 AM CDT
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Cracks are appearing in big business’s monolithic opposition to federal moves to prevent climate change. Politico reports that major members of the Chamber of Commerce, including Nike and Johnson & Johnson, are complaining about the Chamber's resistance to measures like the cap-and-trade bill in Congress. A Nike spokeswoman says her company has been “vocal about wanting them to take a more progressive stance on the issue of climate change.”
Dealing with hundreds of issues, some disagreement is expected, says a Chamber official. “But on 95% of the issues, we have 95% of the support.” An environmental group director replies that, according to his analysis, more Chamber members officially support climate regulation than oppose it. “The US Chamber is representing the views of a small minority of its board members.”