Dow Jones Newswires is reporting that U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue responded to Apple’s withdrawal from the chamber earlier this week. The response was directly addressed to Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
“It is unfortunate that your company didn’t take the time to understand the Chamber’s position on climate and forfeited the opportunity to advance a 21st century approach to climate change,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Tom Donohue wrote in a letter to the Apple chief executive. He said that the business group is committed to the environment but also to preserving the competitiveness of American business.
Donohue continued his response by elaborating on the Chamber’s current legislative stance on the issue of climate control, and how the organization is for climate control regulation. However, they refuse to support legislation currently being proposed, stating that it would be damaging to American business, and deflect greenhouse gas emissions to other countries rather than reducing them.
In other words, the Chamber of Commerce is trying glaze over this in an attempt to avoid a public relations meltdown.
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