Photo credit: olga.palma via Flickr /CC BY Ah, inflammatory headlines. You know I’d never deploy one if it weren’t true, though — and this time, sadly, egregiously, it is
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Apple became the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce, citing climate issues. Apple announced Monday that it is resigning from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because it objects to the chamber’s recent comments opposing federal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to climate-change legislation has cost it another member. Exelon, one of the biggest utilities in the U.S., said this morning it will leave the business lobby because of the latter’s increasingly strident opposition to climate legislation We really do mean to dive into the 932 pages of the revised Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, but do you know how long that is? A back-of-the-envelope estimate suggests about 171,000 words—just shy of the New Testament, only with fewer miracles and a longer sermon on the mount. The point is—this is the compromise version of the contentious climate bill In a legislative session with no shortage of contenders, the cash-for-clunkers proposal is becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of new laws. Nobody seems happy with the House’s plan to offer rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in old cars for new ones. They don’t all have cement ponds (AP) What are the beefs, exactly The U.S Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that it isn’t a big fan of the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, whatever shape it eventually takes. That illustrates two points |
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