Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The US 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. We think everyone...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
This is a big week in Washington for clean energy legislation. Marathon hearings are taking place in the U.S. Senate. Yesterday, President Obama announced the largest investment in energy grid technology in U.S. history. And Vice President Biden let us...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
I 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;...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
There has been a lot of attention paid to PG&E, PNM Resources, Nike and Johnson & Johnson for their public condemnation of the US Chamber position on climate change and their support for federal policy to promote clean energy and...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Hot News: PG&E is quitting the US Chamber of Commerce over the business federation's "extreme position on climate change." Coming just days after questions about potential conflicts of interest posed by Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue's service to Union...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Last week I raised questions about US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's potential conflict of interest on the subject of climate change because of his ties to giant coal transporter Union Pacific Railroad (UNP), which opposed the American Clean...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Why is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on such a different page from its major members when it comes to climate change legislation? Last spring we raised the question of who the US Chamber of Commerce is really representing when...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Military veterans and former Sen John Warner got a an unwelcome surprise yesterday when they gathered at the White House to discuss their concerns about national security threats related to climate change. It turns more of their fellow veterans have...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Amidst all the fake opposition to clean energy, some real people have been stepping forward to urge the US Congress to move forward on clean energy. One day after an enthusiastic rally in Gary IN, at which NRDC President Frances...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
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...continued→
