Re: [CGUYS] Apple Done Good

2009-10-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: There's a big difference between what you say and what you do. The USCC petitioned for a trial-style public hearing on the science: It would be evolution versus creationism. It would be the science of climate change on

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Done Good

2009-10-07 Thread Tom Piwowar
On Oct 7, 2009, at 8:05 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The current head of the Chamber, Thomas Donahue, who has held that position since about 1999 if I am not mistaken, has taken the Chamber much more in a far-right direction than it has ever been before. He is a right-wing ideologue who

[CGUYS] Apple Done Good

2009-10-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Apple has resigned its membership in the US Chamber of Commerce in protest over the USCC's refusal to accept the science of global warming. Apple joins GE, PGE, Exelon (the US's largest gas electric utility) and others in resigning. Nike has resigned from the USCC board but retains its

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Done Good

2009-10-06 Thread Steve at Verizon
You misstate the position of the USCC. They DO recognize global warming and the need for strong federal and international legislation to combat it. However, they are against unilateral action and the Waxman Markey bill.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Done Good

2009-10-06 Thread Chris Dunford
You misstate the position of the USCC. They DO recognize global warming and the need for strong federal and international legislation to combat it. However, they are against unilateral action and the Waxman Markey bill.