Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Accountable.US has accused Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney of backing “shady groups” working to oppose President Biden’s $3.5 Trillion climate bill.
Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill
Amazon and Microsoft also supporting groups fighting legislation despite promises to combat the climate crisis, analysis finds
Oliver Milman @olliemilman
Fri 1 Oct 2021 16.00 AESTSome of America’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 “the most significant climate action in our country’s history” by Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the US Senate.
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“Major corporations love to tell us how committed they are to addressing the climate crisis and building a sustainable future, but behind closed doors, they are funding the very industry trade groups that are fighting tooth and nail to stop the biggest climate change bill ever,” said Kyle Herrig, president of watchdog group Accountable.US, which compiled the analysis.
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“Hiding behind these shady groups doesn’t just put our environment at risk – it puts these companies’ household names and reputations in serious jeopardy,” Herrig said.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/01/apple-amazon-microsoft-disney-lobby-groups-climate-bill-analysis
The link on the Accountable.US website mostly just seem to reference the Guardian article.
The groups they’re talking about include the US Chamber of Commerce and Business Round Table, so some of the “shady groups” at least are not hollow front organisations.
Frankly I’m not sure what to make of this. Did someone in the Chamber of Commerce lose the memo?
Whatever the answer, I suspect the US climate scene is about to become a lot more complex.
It is just so unfair that companies try to influence the government not to eff up their businesses.
Of course corporate America isn’t the least bit serious about the big green agenda beyond their zero-calorie virtue signaling. The Progressive green agenda which if followed to its logical conclusion would ultimately mean the end of prosperity for said corporations. How can an entertainment enterprise such as Disney justify its very existence if they took this supposed crisis the least bit seriously? Patagonia’s entire product line would not exist without fossil fuels.
No, it’s an act that they do to remain cool with their friends, fans and political benefactors.
I suspect that business realize that if the 3.5t and the 1.2t go through as written there will be a depression that will make the 1929 crash seem like a walk inghe park
Well here was me thinking it was a few of the democrats own who thought it was too much …. why blame your own when you can blame a conspiracy.
Everyone of rational mind should be opposing Commie Bernie and Dementia Joe’s $3.5Trillion socialist poison pill for capitalism and democracy.
Well, I mean. It’s the guardian. Who cares what they think besides their far left readers?
Frankly I’m not sure what to make of this.
It’s simple. Leftists will twist anything to suit their dichotomous oppressor/victimhood meme the evils of capitalism and stuff sound economic management or any such considerations. Here’s a classic example-
“This is somebody who overcome huge barriers and prejudice to become an amazing innovator and performer in his field,”
‘A tale of triumph and tragedy’: Calls for black Victorian circus owner to be included in national curriculum (msn.com)
Really? He sounds like a great example of individual get up and go and entrepreneurship in a time of no social security or old age pension. Furthermore he was much praised and feinted by all, had no problems with interracial marriages and if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery for his fishing skills what more is there to say?
Leftist hive mind- We know all that BUT… ‘it seems unthinkable he would not have faced some prejudice’.
The problem is that the “climate plan” includes a lot more than just climate stuff. When you write a bill that tries to do everything, you can’t be surprised when you don’t get whole hearted support from everyone.
“Climate plans” are great until a company has to pay 30% more taxes, then it’s not so good.
No, Eric, the Chamber just recognizes that Xiden’s scheme is “paid for” by massive tax increases on corporations and wealth-creators.
The So-called 3.5 T$ bill (it would actually be a lot more than that) is about 99% social welfare giveaways. Free college, free daycare, free home health aides. Etc. Calling it a Climate Plan is just as stupid and disingenuous as Biden claiming it costs nothing, because it has some tax increases.