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U.S. Chamber sells out our economic future in report against Budget Reconciliation
(September 23, 2021) The Chamber of Commerce's report on Budget Reconciliation lacks greater understanding of the importance of American families and the environment on our economy.
Debunking the U.S. Chamber’s Narrative on CCUS and our Zero Emission Future
(August 26, 2021) Disproving the Chamber's climate policy and showing a market pathway towards zero emission clean electricity.
Privatization of Public Infrastructure leaves both Americans and Decarbonization Efforts Vulnerable
(July 16, 2021) Bipartisan infrastructure bill means privatization that hinders our decarbonization efforts and ultimately is paid for by everyday people.
U.S. Chamber Secretly Funds Local Media
(June 26, 2021) A deep dive into the tangled web of Chamber-affiliated funds that make their way to local news media publications around the nation.
The U.S. Chamber, climate, and the federal minimum wage
(June 21, 2021) For working families squeezed by low wages, climate action can seem like a luxury our society cannot afford. The U.S. Chamber has always opposed raises to the federal minimum wage.
A fairer, more sustainable stakeholder economy
(May 31, 2021) Companies like Ben and Jerry’s and Patagonia are already making efforts to prioritize social and environmental issues. If these companies are seeing benefits in an economic structure that prioritizes stakeholder values, why don’t other companies make more efforts to transition to them?
Measuring and Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S.
(April 30, 2021) How does the USA measure its emissions? Through the Environmental Protection Agency. Read about how the E.P.A.’s methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions has been buffeted by politics, in particular by pro- fossil fuel energy groups, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Green Energy Transition Can Create Thousands of Good-paying Jobs, New Report Suggests
(April 29, 2021) Researchers at Princeton University recently shared a working paper that confirms what some politicians, activists, and labor organizations have been saying for a long time: the green energy transition necessary to stop climate change can create thousands of good-paying jobs for U.S. workers.
U.S. Chamber Chokes Green Jobs
(April 6, 2021) The clean energy transition could create thousands of good jobs, but the solution is not simple. What is the Chamber’s answer? Defending fossil fuels and attacking workers.
Top CEOs urge Biden on climate, but pay lobbyists to resist
(March 29, 2021) CEOs urge the Biden administration to take science-based action to mitigate climate change, yet pay lobbyists who do the exact opposite.
U.S. Chamber Protects Negligent Chemical Factory
(March 24, 2021) The U.S. Chamber supports large corporations in lawsuits triggered by environmental degradation they created. In these lawsuits, the U.S. Chamber helps corporations dodge claims by Americans directly hurt by the companies’ lack of environmental oversight and care.
U.S. Chamber Fought for Big Oil’s Right to Lie
(March 22, 2021) The U.S Chamber of Commerce continues to attempt to obstruct the search for accountability and truth in favor of promoting the fossil fuel industry’s desire to create and sell more polluting energy.
Chamber Fights For Fracking, Against Pensioners
(March 13, 2021) In November 2020, the U.S. Chamber filed an amicus curiae brief in a lawsuit between a pension fund for firefighters and a fracking company. Their argument prioritized the short-term interests of the fossil fuel industry over the urgent need for a sustainable investment system.
Scoring the Chamber's Scorecard
(March 6, 2021) The Chamber’s new posturing on climate action clouds the fact that they haven’t made the concerted effort to consider candidates’ position on climate. To the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we say this: If you want to stay relevant, you have to be constructive. Commit to supporting equitable, science-backed climate policy and urge your members to do the same.
Tom Donohue’s Climate Hypocrisy
(February 9, 2021) Tom Donohue, CEO of the Chamber, just announced that he is stepping down from his leadership position which he has held for more than 20 years. Donohue has been talking about climate out of both sides of his mouth. We are glad to see him leave.