Another defection from U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Apple Leaving Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Change Stance

By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 5, 2009 5:51 PM

Apple Inc. is pulling out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the chamber's strident criticism of plans to reduce U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, the computer giant said Monday.

In a letter to the chamber of commerce's president, Apple vice president Catherine Novelli wrote that "Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the Chamber at odds with us in this effort." As a result, Novelli said, "we have decided to resign our membership effective immediately."

The Chamber of Commerce, which says it represents more than 3 million businesses, has been one of the strongest critics of legislation aimed at reducing U.S. emissions.

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