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Tell the US Chamber of Commerce To Stop Denying Global Warming-Take Action!


US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, politics, EPA, Lawsuit, Chamber of Commerce, global warming )

Tierney
- 56 days ago - secure2.convio.net
The US Chamber of Commerce is threatening to sue the EPA for accepting that climate change is real. Sign our petition to responsible companies urging them to demand the Chamber come to its senses and support action on global warming, and to resign their -
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Simone D. (926)
Thursday October 22, 2009, 6:45 am
Thank you Tierney.
 

JennyLynn W. (124)
Thursday October 22, 2009, 2:48 pm
Done, Thanks Tierney.
 

Gudrun D. (103)
Thursday October 22, 2009, 6:52 pm
Thank you for taking action to stop global warming denial!
Your signature helps demonstrate that Americans are tired of being held hostage to the last century's dirty energy technology. Thanks Tierney!
 

Chris Otahal (459)
Thursday October 22, 2009, 10:42 pm
Thanks for your tireless efforts at making a change Tierney - keep up the good work :)
 

mary f. (77)
Friday October 23, 2009, 12:40 am
done thanks tierney
 

NE L. (52)
Friday October 23, 2009, 6:49 am
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101901651.html
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (266)
Friday October 23, 2009, 10:49 am
They may just be made to work themselves out of a job should they agree... the only lie that they can hold onto is denial... least all the other companies pull out
 

Katrin F. (235)
Friday October 23, 2009, 10:56 am
Signed, thanks Tierney.

Thank you for taking action to stop global warming denial!
 

Judy Cross (84)
Friday October 23, 2009, 12:58 pm
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http://www.care2.com/news/member/911565885/1284673
 

NE L. (52)
Friday October 23, 2009, 1:05 pm
Thanks Judy
 

Be Kay (20)
Friday October 23, 2009, 1:07 pm
The US Chamber on Commerce is CORRECT!
It is amazing how biased these warmist alarmists are!

Andrew Weaver, a professor of climate analysis at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said politics could be drowning out scientific awareness.

"It's a combination of poor communication by scientists, a lousy summer in the Eastern United States, people mixing up weather and climate and a full-court press by public relations firms and lobby groups trying to instill a sense of uncertainty and confusion in the public," he said.

A lousy summer? You mean IT IS GETTING COLDER!

Under cap-and-trade, a price is put on each ton of pollution, and businesses can buy and sell permits to meet emissions limits.

"Perhaps the most interesting finding in this poll ... is that the more Americans learn about cap-and-trade, the more they oppose cap-and-trade," said Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., who opposes the Senate bill and has questioned global warming science.
Other results of the survey also suggest that it will be tough politically to enact a law limiting emissions of global warming pollution. While three-quarters of Democrats believe the evidence of a warming planet is solid, and nearly half believe the problem is serious, far fewer conservative and moderate Democrats see the problem as grave as they did last year.

Regional differences were also detected. People living in the Midwest and mountainous areas of the West are far less likely to view global warming as a serious problem and to support limits on greenhouse gases than those in the Northeast and on the West Coast
 

Judy Cross (84)
Friday October 23, 2009, 1:12 pm
Here's the kicker...The Chamber of Commerce position....they support the scam
Read it yourself


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Issues Center > Index of Issues > Environment

Five Positions on Energy and the Environment
Also see our Transition Plan for Securing America’s Energy Future with 88 concrete recommendations and detailed timelines which form a comprehensive, long-term energy strategy that if adopted, will put America on a path for a more secure, prosperous and clean energy future.
1. The Chamber’s position on climate change
The Chamber has in its public documents, Hill letters and testimony, supported efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Our position is simple: There should be a comprehensive legislative solution that does not harm the economy, recognizes that the problem is international in scope, and aggressively promotes new technologies and efficiency. Protecting our economy and the environment for future generations are mutually achievable goals.

2. The Chamber’s position on Waxman-Markey
We opposed this specific legislation because it would not reduce the global level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It is neither comprehensive nor international, and it falls short on moving renewable and alternative technologies into the marketplace and enabling our transition to a lower carbon future. It would also impose carbon tariffs on goods imported into the U.S., a move that would almost certainly spur retaliation from global trading partners.

3. The Chamber’s position on EPA’s proposal to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act:
The Clean Air Act is not the appropriate vehicle for regulating climate change. Even though EPA is only addressing motor vehicles, the Clean Air Act is structured so that once EPA regulates greenhouse gases in any manner; the Act regulates all emitters of the gases which includes stationary sources that have never been subject to EPA Air regulation. To quote Congressman John Dingell, this will be a "glorious mess." Our economy does not need a glorious regulatory mess, especially now. Reason needs to prevail and Congress needs to enact a comprehensive climate change law.

4. The Chamber’s position on alternative/renewable energy sources:
The Chamber has vigorously supported the production and use of renewable energy and we have consistently called for additional funding for renewable and other clean energy technology advancements. The Chamber’s website contains all of our letters of support to Congress and comments to agencies, and our reports on the status of funding for new energy technologies. In addition, we have sent dozens of concrete policy recommendations to the Administration and Congress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere while keeping our economy healthy. We are currently leading the fight to clear the regulatory, legal, and Not-In-My-Backyard roadblocks that are delaying promising wind, solar, nuclear and other clean energy projects across the nation.

5. The Chamber’s position on the role of technology in addressing these challenging issues:
American business is the single biggest investor in clean technology. The Chamber has routinely supported tax incentives and credits, appropriations and stimulus funding to promote the accelerated development of these technologies. Our Institute for 21stCentury Energy dedicated an entire chapter of its Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future to increasing sources of renewable energy in our transportation and electricity sectors. We supported all of the technology provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and has promoted their funding since the passage of these laws.
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/environment/five_positions.htm

HOW ABOUT THAT FOR DISINFO FROM THE BIG GREEN MACHINE?
 

Gorilly Girl (371)
Friday October 23, 2009, 1:16 pm
Thanks Tierney for the valuable information hun...

Big Gorilly Hugs
 

Kari D. (176)
Friday October 23, 2009, 1:32 pm
Thank you for taking action to stop global warming denial!
 

marilyn s. (114)
Friday October 23, 2009, 3:53 pm
Thanks Tierney...

Guys this is the Sierra Club petition not one on Care2, please do take a second and sign this one.

IMPORTANT!!!!
 

Michael P. (20)
Friday October 23, 2009, 7:20 pm
Done - thanks Tierney
 

Robert S. (11)
Friday October 23, 2009, 10:18 pm
Fact: The earth has been cooling for the last 11 years.
 

Chris Otahal (459)
Friday October 23, 2009, 10:30 pm
Nope, that is only PART of the story....here is the rest of it:

Are we now experiencing global cooling?

The skeptic argument..."Global warming has stopped and a cooling is beginning. No climate model has predicted a cooling of the Earth – quite the contrary. And this means that the projections of future climate are unreliable." (source: Henrik Svensmark)

What the science says...
Empirical measurements of the Earth's heat content show the planet is still accumulating heat and global warming is still happening. Surface temperatures can show short term cooling when heat is exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean, which has a much greater heat capacity than the air.

details:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-cooling.htm

Did global warming stop in 1998?

The skeptic argument...For the years 1998-2005, temperature did not increase. And yes, this eight-year period of temperature stasis did coincide with society's continued power station and SUV-inspired pumping of yet more CO2 into the atmosphere. (Source: There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 by Bob Carter)

What the science says...
The planet has continued to accumulate heat since 1998 - global warming is still happening. Nevertheless, surface temperatures show much internal variability due to heat exchange between the ocean and atmosphere. 1998 was an unusually hot year due to a strong El Nino.

details:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-stopped-in-1998.htm
 

Rosemary Mchugh (39)
Saturday October 24, 2009, 6:52 am
Both signed.
 

Audra R. (27)
Saturday October 24, 2009, 9:48 am
Signed and noted!
 

Carl Nielsen (6)
Saturday October 24, 2009, 12:02 pm
AFAIK in the US you can only sue the government and its agencies if they agreee to be sued - am I mistaken in this ?
 

Dian W. (90)
Monday October 26, 2009, 8:14 am
Global Warning is real. Nothing left to discuss. We have already HAD this argument 100 times over. Keep UP!
 
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