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Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men Over Climate Change Policy Prank

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a civil complaint on Monday against members of a liberal activist group who staged a news confer...

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More Questions About the US Chamber's Membership Number Claim

Pete Altman | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Pseg, Duke, Toyota, Ge, Nike, Exelon, Levistrauss, Pnm, Microsoft, Entergy, Shell, Peabody, PG&E, Mohawk, Alcoa, San Francisco Chamber, Johnson & Johnson, US Chamber of Commerce, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Seventh Generation, Green News
Pete Altman

With more voices saying clearly that US Chamber of Commerce does not represent them, the Chamber's membership numbers are looking more and more questionable.

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US Chamber's Influence and Credibility on the Decline

Pete Altman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Pseg, Duke, Toyota, Ge, Nike, Exelon, Levistrauss, Pnm, Microsoft, Entergy, Seventhgeneration, Johnson&johnson, Shell, PG&E, Sanjosechamberofcommerce, Uschamberofcommerce, Alcoa, Sanfranciscochamber, Green News
Pete Altman

One reason for the Chamber's decline may be the result of what the Chamber's positioning communicates to businesses and lawmakers alike.

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The Incredible Shrinking U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Pseg, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, PG&E Corp, Apple, Nike, PNM Resources, Exelon, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley Leadership Council, Climate Legislation, Tom Donohue, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Levi Strauss, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

It turns out that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce only has 300,000 members, not the more than 3 million it claimed to represent just a day ago.

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The US Chamber's Continuing Climate Credibility Crisis

Pete Altman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Pseg, Duke, Ge, Nike, Exelon, Levistrauss, Pnm, PG&E, Microsoft, Entergy, Sanjosechamberofcommerce, Johnson&johnson, Uschamberofcommerce, Alcoa, Green News
Pete Altman

If the media briefing late last week was supposed to make things better for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the face of an onslaught of major defections over its climate extremism, it didn't.

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Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

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Josh Nelson

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

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Climate Controversy Damages Chamber's Reputation

Pete Altman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

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Pete Altman

The Chamber's tone-deaf response to the situation is contributing to reputation damage that is hurting the organization's credibility.

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Braidwood Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down

AP | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago

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BRACEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A Will County nuclear reactor has shut down after electrical power flowing into its station was interrupted. Exelon Corp. sa...

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Nation's Largest Urban Solar Power Plant Gets Council Approval

Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 08.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Energy, Chicago Solar Plant, Urban Solar Power Plants, Exelon, Alternative Energy, West Pullman Solar Plant, Green Energy, Solar Power, Chicago News

A Chicago-based utility has moved closer to building the nation's largest urban solar power plant It would go on the city's South Side - but a big que...

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Ryan Grim

Internal Memo: Nuclear Power Company Could Make A Billion A Year From Climate Change Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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Exelon, the nation's largest nuclear power company, stands to rake in roughly an extra $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year if the House climate change b...

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Exelon Laying Off 500

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago

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Exelon Corp. plans to cut about 500 jobs and is reworking the duties of several executives, the company said Thursday....

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Solar Power Plant Planned For Chicago

AP | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Exelon Corp. has announced plans to build a solar power plant on Chicago's South Side. However, officials said the plan is contingent...

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Solar for the South Side: A 'Can Do' Plan for Urban Solar Array in Chicago?

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago

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Henry Henderson

The plan to install 32,800 panels in a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side would amount to the largest solar power project in an American urban center.

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Citizen's Utility Board Appealing ComEd Rate Hike

Reuters | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

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The Citizens Utility Board is appealing ComEd's planned rate hike, which would increase the average residential customer's bill by around $4.50. From...

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Nuclear Power Could Fuel Chicago's Economy

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Energy, Reduce Carbon Footprint, John McCain, Exelon 2020, Chicago, Nuclear Power, Executives' Club of Chicago, Exelon, Nuclear Energy, John Rowe, Minority Economic Empowerment, Barack Obama, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Imagine the full weight of Chicago's corporate and governmental resources trained on a city full of young brown and black student cash cows - millions of dollars poured into neighborhood schools in 'hoods and townships across Illinois designed to build the next generation of resident engineers and skilled laborers tasked with building the next generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants across America!

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Exelon's Climate Plan: A Big Bupkis

David Sassoon | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green

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David Sassoon

Here's a litmus test. If all US companies emulated the standard Exelon just set, where we would be in 2020? In deep trouble.

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Blacks Are Less Likely To Participate In 401(k) Plans

AP Via Washington Post | Daniel Sorid | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Employers have begun to find troubling racial differences within their 401(k) plans, a gap they say could leave black workers far less financially pre...

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