Greenpeace, US Secretary of Energy back Apple
updated 09:20 am EDT, Fri October 9, 2009
Groups take sides in row over environmental laws
Both Greenpeace and the US Secretary of Energy are welcoming an Apple decision to abandon the US Chamber of Commerce. The former's toxics campaigner, Casey Harrell, on Thursday issued a statement which applauded Apple for confronting the Chamber over its opposition to mandatory limits on greenhouse gases. Apple is the first technology company to have removed itself from the Chamber over the issue, though it was preceded by shoe maker Nike, and several energy companies including Exelon, PNM Resources and Pacific Gas & Electric.
Greenpeace is asking IT firms who sit on the Chamber’s Executive Board -- including IBM and Microsoft -- to either renounce group's official position on greenhouse gases and call for a change in directorship, or else follow Apple's example and leave in protest.
The Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, came out in support of Apple and other Chamber defectors at a Thursday event dedicated to solar energy, according to Reuters. "I think it's wonderful," said Chu, also chastising the Chamber, urging the group to "realize the economic opportunity that the United States can lead in a new industrial revolution." The Chamber has defended its position through claims that proposed legislation would hurt US business, result in job losses, and merely shift emissions problems to other parts of the Earth.
There you go
10/09, 10:07am reply
Now that Greenpeace sided with Apple I know the US Chamber of Commerce has the better perspective.
;)
mgpalma
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Oh, for heaven's sake
10/09, 10:33am (1 reply) reply
While environmental responsibility is a Biblical mandate, and praiseworthy in itself, this grandstanding for the liberal anti-human fringe is just embarrassing. As the Dixie Chicks were told, "shut up and sing!"
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knuckle-dragging neanderthals
10/09, 11:22am reply
you two sound exactly like the kind of jackasses who would buy a Hummer solely for the purpose of pissing off Al Gore.
climacs
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moved to another part of the world ...
10/09, 11:50am reply
A great way to show others an example to follow.
Developping countries will have increasing demand, they will anyway release MORE gaz - it's time for 'developed' countries to show down on emission - if not to balance global emission at least to show a better development model example.
Moreover such limitation will drive innovation - regarding this problem being the first to be driving innovation will give a great advantage for the future (see how US car companies are going compared to european ones - which produce more environment friendly cars ... they sell well here !)
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re: neanderthals
10/09, 01:00pm reply
You mean there's any other reason to buy a Hummer?
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Re: moved
10/09, 01:01pm reply
Developping countries will have increasing demand, they will anyway release MORE gaz -
Except the US is responsible for far more emissions per capita than any other country out there.
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China
10/09, 02:24pm reply
is investing far more in green energy than the US.
If you would like to see China steal this emerging technology market from us - which will become more and more important as petroleum becomes more and more expensive to find, produce and sell - then by all means continue buying the disinformation from the GOP, the coal and petroleum lobbies, and various other ignorant, uninformed sources.
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