News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Nike Inc. on Wednesday announced its resignation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board of directors, citing disagreements over views on climate change. NKE) decision is the latest in a string of bad news for the national business group, which in...
News Source: Politico
| 2 months ago
Environmentalists are ratcheting up the pressure on General Electric, Caterpillar and Nike to follow the example of several large utilities and quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to protest its stance against climate change legislation. All three...
News Source: The Hill
| 2 months ago
Emily Stone, a spokeswoman for Green Century, said Nike’s public statement criticizing the Chamber’s stance on climate was a “great step forward,” but that the company should do more by ending its membership. “In Nike’s own words, ‘Just...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Days after announcing on his company’s blog that the utility was exiting the business group over aggressive opposition to climate change legislation, PG&E Chairman and CEO Peter Darbee predicted other companies could follow. “PG&E’s action may...
News Source: The Mercury News
| 2 months ago
Chamber of Commerce faces revolt over its opposition to global warming legislation Posted: 09/29/2009 05:16:37 PM PDT Updated: 09/29/2009 05:16:38 PM PDT As California Sen. Barbara Boxer prepares to unveil the Senate's climate change legislation...