In a move that is sure to raise some eyebrows, a group of activist tricksters sent out a fake press release and arranged a phony news conference to announce the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s support of climate-change legislation. In reality, the Chamber of Commerce has remained opposed to such legislation, which led to a relatively brief bout of confusion caused by the fake press conference.
The press conference took place in the National Press Club and the group of pranksters were even able to secure a Chamber of Commerce logo to use on the lectern. However, the prank only lasted several minutes, …read more

Power company Exelon Corp. is now officially the next company to join the list of disgruntled companies quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. A significant amount of companies have already left the chamber, complaining about its stance on federal climate-change legislation that could potentially have a negative impact on several of these companies’ business.
 
Exelon, the nation’s biggest nuclear power plant operator, left the chamber in much the same fashion as the other power companies dissenting from the Chamber of Commerce, highlighting a growing divide between American power companies and the government. Power companies are concerned over the government’s slowness in …read more