The dash for the door continues over at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Apple announced on Monday that it is leaving the Chamber because of the business group's climate change policy.
VP of Government Affairs Catherine Novelli wrote. . .
"We would prefer that the chamber take a more progressive stance on this critical issue and play a constructive role in addressing the climate crisis,"
Apple's departure follows Exelon Corporation, PG&E, and Nike (which didn't leave the Chamber, but did resign its position on the board of directors of the Chamber).
Also in the news, President Obama ordered federal agencies to set a greenhouse gas reduction goal within the next 90 days. This executive order requires all federal agencies to measure, manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions toward agency-defined targets by 2020.
Operating more than 600,000 vehicles and occupying almost half a million buildings, the federal government is the largest energy consumer in the U.S. So certainly this is great news for renewable energy, electric vehicle and energy efficiency/conservation companies.
Jeff
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