Climate Hoax Burns U.S. Chamber, Lobby Group Turns to Law Enforcement
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sure sounded like a different organization this morning as a spokesman threw around phrases like “support a strong climate-change bill quickly” and “the Kerry-Boxer bill is a good start.” Could it be that the U.S. Chamber had made a sudden and unexpected U-turn? Was the voice of business — the same organization that spent a record $34.7 million lobbying Congress last quarter, in part to fight climate change legislation circulating in the Senate — changing its tune in the wake of recent defections from its membership base and board of directors? If it sounds unlikely, that’s because it is. Turns out the press conference held in Washington and headed by chamber “spokesman” Hingo Sembra was a hoax staged by activist…
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