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Companies, to Their Lobbyist: Wait, We Care About Climate

Chamber of Commerce faces enviro dissent

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted May 5, 2009 9:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – 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.”

Johnson & Johnson consumer products, Band-Aids, Listerine, Tylenol, Johnson's Baby Powder, Neutrogena Acne Wash, Rolaids and Visine, are shown in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April, 14, 2009.
Johnson & Johnson consumer products, Band-Aids, Listerine, Tylenol, Johnson's Baby Powder, Neutrogena Acne Wash, Rolaids and Visine, are shown in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April, 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mike Derer)
CEO of Nike, USA, Mark Parker gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan 31, 2009.
CEO of Nike, USA, Mark Parker gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan 31, 2009.   (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Based on the public statements from the other members of the Chamber, Johnson & Johnson is certainly not alone in having a different position from the Chamber. - Peter Altman, climate campaign director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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