Apple Resigns From U.S. Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Change Stance
In a letter to Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Government Affairs, Catherine A. Novelli, stated Apple's position and submitted Apple's resignation.
Apple is committeed to protecting the environment and the communities in which we operate around the world. We strongly object to the Chamber's recent comments opposing the EPA's effort to limit greenhouse gases.
Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the Chamber at odds with us in this effort. We would prefer that the Chamber take a more progressive stance on this critical issue and play a construtive role in addressing the climate crisis. However, because the Chamber's position differs so sharply with Apple's, we have decided to resign our membership effective immediately.
The Chamber's stance on regulation was stated in its Five Positions on Energy and the Environment and a press release.Apple is not the first organization to resign from the Chamber over this issue. California's largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and other companies have similarly resigned.
Apple recently launched an environmental publicity initiative to showcase its efforts on such issues.
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Thank you.
And thank you for the link Doctor Q. Otherwise this could get out of hand very quickly.
I smell marketing campaign. Apple needs some way to sell people on atom-powered iMacs, probably.
"But this new iMac is a piece of junk!"
"No! All of our competitors are using evil Core i7s! We're being eco friendly!"
Good for Apple, chamber of commerce is near worthless when it comes to our environment and Apple knows it.
The Chamber of Commerce is worse then worthless; it's harmful. The Chamber and all its state and local conclaves are just a bunch of rich people who oppose anything that might prevent them from becoming richer people. That doesn't mean that they're wrong on every issue... only the ones where there are two opposing sides, one of which is more moral than the other.
The Chamber of Commerce is worse then worthless; it's harmful. The Chamber and all its state and local conclaves are just a bunch of rich people who oppose anything that might prevent them from becoming richer people. That doesn't mean that they're wrong on every issue... only the ones where there are two opposing sides, one of which is more moral than the other.
Exactly my experience as well. Good ridance.
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