Apple, citing climate, tells US Chamber iQuit
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Mondaybecame the latest company to quit the U.S. Chamber of Commercebecause the technology company disagrees with the businessgroup's climate change policy.
"We would prefer that the chamber take a more progressivestance on this critical issue and play a constructive role inaddressing the climate crisis," Catherine Novelli, a vicepresident of government affairs at Apple, wrote in a letterdated Monday to the business group.
Novelli wrote that Apple resigned its membership in thebusiness group "effective immediately."
Last month three big power utilities, Exelon Corp (EXC.N),PG&E Corp (PCG.N) and PNM Resources Inc, said they were leavingthe chamber over the group's stance on climate.
Other companies have offered critiques of the Chamber,which has pushed for public hearings to challenge thescientific evidence of manmade climate change. These criticssay the chamber's views fail to reflect the broad views of itsmembers on climate.
After Exelon announced its departure last month, thechamber said in a statement it favors "mainstream, common senseviews" on climate change but opposed a climate bill that theHouse of Representatives narrowly passed in June.
Senate Democrats unveiled their version of the bill lastweek that built on the House legislation, though the future ofthe bill is uncertain.
Source: Reuters
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