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A rift is developing between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some of its members over how far the nation should go to curb greenhouse gas emissions that most scientists who study the issue say are causing global warming.
Computer giant Apple announced last week that it was leaving the chamber because the group is lobbying to defeat legislation to regulate carbon emissions. Nike said earlier that it had resigned from the chambers board for the same reason. And utilities Pacific Gas and Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon have resigned their chamber memberships in protest.
The U.S. House already has passed a climate bill, and a similar measure was introduced last week in the Senate.
Chamber officials say they support action to curb greenhouse gasses but are lobbying against the House climate bill because it puts U.S. businesses at a disadvantage to overseas firms that arent imposing climate-change restrictions.
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, a member group of the U.S. Chamber, hasnt dived into the issue, but the local chamber has passed a sustainability resolution that includes energy, said Andy Peterson, director of public policy.
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