Submission + - Apple, Amazon, Disney, Microsoft Lobby Against Climate Bill (theguardian.com)
mspohr writes: Some of Americaâ(TM)s most prominent companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney, are backing business groups that are fighting landmark climate legislation, despite their own promises to combat the climate crisis, a new analysis has found.
A clutch of corporate lobby groups and organizations have mobilized to oppose the proposed $3.5tn budget bill put forward by Democrats, which contains unprecedented measures to drive down planet-heating gases. The reconciliation bill has been called the âoethe most significant climate action in our countryâ(TM)s historyâ by Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the US Senate.
None of the companies contacted by the Guardian would rebuke the stance of the lobby groups they are part of and none said they would review their links to these groups.
âoeHiding behind these shady groups doesnâ(TM)t just put our environment at risk â" it puts these companiesâ(TM) household names and reputations in serious jeopardy,â Herrig said.
A clutch of corporate lobby groups and organizations have mobilized to oppose the proposed $3.5tn budget bill put forward by Democrats, which contains unprecedented measures to drive down planet-heating gases. The reconciliation bill has been called the âoethe most significant climate action in our countryâ(TM)s historyâ by Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the US Senate.
None of the companies contacted by the Guardian would rebuke the stance of the lobby groups they are part of and none said they would review their links to these groups.
âoeHiding behind these shady groups doesnâ(TM)t just put our environment at risk â" it puts these companiesâ(TM) household names and reputations in serious jeopardy,â Herrig said.
