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Does the U.S. Chamber Speak for Big Business?
Does the U.S. Chamber Speak for Big Business?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's aggressive opposition to climate change legislation is costing it credibility, clout—and members
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Ends Partnership With US Chamber
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Inside the Chamber of Carbon
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GE: The US Chamber Does Not Speak for Us on Climate
switchboard.nrdc.org — Another company has joined the procession of firms distancing themselves from the US Chamber of Commerce's position... on climate change, making it clear that the Chamber does not represent its views. General Electric told Politico that: "We're a member ... (more) GE: The US Chamber Does Not Speak for Us on Climate
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Donohue Will Stay the Course Business Week Says is Costing Him Credibility and Clout
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... But the Chamber may have to start factoring the impact on its credibility and clout, accourding to Business Week, which has a big story asking: ...

PG&E CEO: We left Chamber Of Commerce because they lied to us about climate policy; Chu says “it’s wonderful” companies are fleeing the Chamber
Climate Progress — ... warming. Darbee, not surprisingly, called that “extreme language, certainly not language that we at PG&E were comfortable with.” This is how the Chamber of Commerce showed its “support” for “strong federal legislation and a binding international agreement to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change” last year: BusinessWeek asks, “Does the U.S. Chamber Speak for Big Business?” SEIU ...

The US Chamber's Continuing Climate Credibility Crisis
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Quit US Chamber over climate:  Apple, Exelon, PNM Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Say Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?). Says the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

Chamber Membership Falls by 2.7 Million Due to ... Scrutiny
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... US Chamber over climate:  Apple, Exelon, PNM Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?). Media outlets observing that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

Shell: The US Chamber Does Not Speak for Us on Climate
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Exelon, PNM Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell. Media outlets observing that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times ...

The Chamber and Climate Change Debacle: Ignoring the First Rule of Holes
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Exelon, PNM Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell. Media outlets observing that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times ...

San Francisco Chamber Pulls Out of US Chamber
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell. Media outlets observing that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

Chamber of Commerce: We’re Calling You Out
It's Getting Hot In Here — ... PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn’t represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine’s Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

US Chamber's Influence and Credibility on the Decline
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell,.Seventh Generation Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times, ...

Another Firm Bails on the US Chamber's Extreme Climate Stance
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... & Co, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Mohawk Paper. Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike. Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

Climate Denier Numero Uno to the Rescue of the US Chamber!
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

US Chamber of Commerce Punks the Yes Men
Greenfyre's — ... and even Business Week are questioning the CoC’s legitimacy. There are campaigns to pressure businesses to clarify where they stand on the CoC’s position ( ...

More Questions about the US Chamber's Membership Number Claim
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

NRG Rejected US Chamber Membership Over "Extreme" Climate Position
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA ...

Dow and PEPCO Disagree with US Chamber Climate Stance, Too
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Toyota(?), Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times, ...

Cisco Systems: The Chamber Doesn't Represent this Company on Climate
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, Cisco Systems and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times, ...

Duke Energy Cut Its Payments to the US Chamber Over Climate
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Chamber over climate: Duke Energy Companies that say the U.S. Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, Cisco Systems and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the U.S. Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, ...

Seattle Chamber of Commerce Distances Itself from US Chamber
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Chamber over climate: Duke Energy Companies that say the U.S. Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, Cisco Systems and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the U.S. Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, ...

Aspen Chamber of Commerce Opposes US Chamber's Climate Stance
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Chamber over climate: Duke Energy Companies that say the U.S. Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, Cisco Systems and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin. Local Chambers distancing themselves from the U.S. Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, ...

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