Apple Quits Chamber Of Commerce Over Climate Policy

5:58 pm EST October 5th, 2009 | News | 8 Comments

Steve Jobs

Nice move from Cupertino.

Apple has become the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce over climate policy.

‘We strongly object to the chamber’s recent comments opposing the E.P.A.’s effort to limit greenhouse gases,’ wrote Catherine A. Novelli, the vice-president of worldwide government affairs at Apple, in a letter dated today and addressed to Thomas J. Donohue, president and chief executive of the chamber.

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8 Responses to “Apple Quits Chamber Of Commerce Over Climate Policy”

  1. jr says:
    October 5, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    The Chamber Of Fascism

  2. White Whale says:
    October 5, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Ouch. That has to hurt.

  3. Southern Quaker says:
    October 5, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    Apple isn’t the first to leave the CoC over climate change, but it may be the first that doesn’t have a horse in the alternative energy race.

  4. Rheinhard says:
    October 6, 2009 at 12:55 am

    I think conservatives must be incredibly conflicted about what to feel about Apple.

    On the one hand, they’re an incredibly successful corporation, have fat sacks of cash on hand, and their stock is one of the few things still going up in this generally bearish economy. This, of course, makes them blessed and good.

    On the other hand, they’re environmentally conscious, provide benefits to employee’s gay domestic partners, work extensively with Hollywood, and are generally perceived as “cool” and “hip”. Plus Steve Jobs donates to Democrats. This of course makes them hateful and evil.

    I am picturing cons as that NOMAD satellite from Star Trek right now.. Error Error *spark* *fume*

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    October 6, 2009 at 4:18 am

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  6. william says:
    October 6, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Jobs is a twit and so are the rest of the alarmists.

    http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/alley2000/alley2000.gif

    The earth’s climate is always changing. Always has, always will.

  7. NCSenior says:
    October 6, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    I am not convinced about this climate change business either, but then I am not convinced my PC hard drive will ever fail. I back it anyway, because I can’t afford to be wrong.

  8. mambochicken23 says:
    October 6, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    The earth’s climate is always changing. Always has, always will.

    Because the earth’s climate is always changing, then that means that nothing we are doing right now is negatively impacting the environment or climate patterns. Logic FAIL.