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. Click here to read the letter. "Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the chamber at odds with us in this effort," Ms. Novelli continued. Apple's resignation was effective immediately, the letter said. The move comes a few weeks after Apple expanded the environmental disclosures on its products.
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. Click here to read the letter.
"Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the chamber at odds with us in this effort," Ms. Novelli continued.
Apple's resignation was effective immediately, the letter said. The move comes a few weeks after Apple expanded the environmental disclosures on its products.
In another sign of the widening divide in the business community over climate change action, Nike announced Wednesday that it would resign its position on the board of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Nike said, however, that it would maintain its membership in the chamber. Three large utilities -- Pacific Gas & Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon -- have announced their resignations from the chamber this month due to concerns about the chamber's position on climate. "We fundamentally disagree with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the issue of climate change, and their recent action challenging the E.P.A. is inconsistent with our view that climate change is an issue in need of urgent action," Nike said in a statement that was posted today on the Web site of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In another sign of the widening divide in the business community over climate change action, Nike announced Wednesday that it would resign its position on the board of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Nike said, however, that it would maintain its membership in the chamber.
Three large utilities -- Pacific Gas & Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon -- have announced their resignations from the chamber this month due to concerns about the chamber's position on climate.
"We fundamentally disagree with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the issue of climate change, and their recent action challenging the E.P.A. is inconsistent with our view that climate change is an issue in need of urgent action," Nike said in a statement that was posted today on the Web site of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
