U.s. Chamber Of Commerce Declared A "Global Warming Crime Scene"

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U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DECLARED A "GLOBAL WARMING CRIME SCENE"
By Brendan Demelle
desmogblog
December 17, 2009

https://www.desmogblog.com/us-chamber-commerce-declared-³global-warming-crime
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Hours before President Obama leaves for the Copenhagen climate summit,
Greenpeace activists deployed an emergency response team to declare the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce headquarters a "Climate Policy Hostage Area," and a
"Global Warming Crime Scene."

The Chamber has spent millions of dollars on misinformation campaigns and
lobbyists working to derail Congressional efforts to pass climate and energy
legislation. The lobby group's efforts have therefore created a primary
obstacle in the international negotiations, hampering the United States'
ability to commit to a science-based emissions reduction target and a fair,
ambitious and binding treaty in Copenhagen.

Greenpeace activists arrived at the Chamber's office building, which is
directly across from the White House, in a fleet of climate emergency
vehicles, including four squad cars from the "Climate Crime Unit" and an
ambulance from the "Climate Emergency Response Unit." The activists climbed
25-foot ladders and crisscrossed the building with oversized crime scene
tape.

A Greenpeace statement laid out the rap sheet of charges against the U.S.
Chamber, indicting the lobbying group for a series of climate crimes,
including misinforming the public about climate change, stalling action on
climate and energy legislation, and holding the international climate talks
hostage.

Greenpeace is calling on President Obama to "show leadership and shed the
influence of lobbyists" when he arrives in Copenhagen to join the COP15
climate conference tomorrow. The groups notes that "President Obama has the
legal authority to implement far more rigorous greenhouse gas regulations
under the Clean Air Act and join an international agreement with or without
Senate ratification."

More details from a Greenpeace press release:

Jim Riccio, chief Climate Policy Hostage Negotiator, was on the scene,
working to negotiate the safe release of President Obama's climate policy
from the hands of industry lobbyists. At the time of this release, it was
unclear if the negotiations would be effective, and would lead to a strong
deal at the talks in Copenhagen. "The stakes are high," said Riccio, "But
we're all hoping everyone comes out of this situation alive. These climate
criminals need to know: survival is not negotiable."

"President Obama owes it to Americans and all people threatened by climate
change to listen to scientists, not polluter lobbyists. The US Chamber of
Commerce has been undermining our climate policy for too long -- and they
are now preventing us from getting a fair, ambitious and binding deal in
Copenhagen," said Greenpeace Climate Campaigner Gabe Wisniewski.

"Corporate polluters and their hoard of lobbyists have tied America's hands,
holding the world hostage and putting the global treaty in jeopardy.
Salvaging a global agreement on climate means rejecting the narrow self
interest of Big Oil and Dirty Coal, as Obama promised to do when elected,"
said Kert Davies, research director for Greenpeace USA.

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The groups notes that "President Obama has the
legal authority to implement far more rigorous greenhouse gas regulations
under the Clean Air Act and join an international agreement with or without
Senate ratification."
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If I could say one thing to anyone who is in support of these kinds of actions, I would say to please take an hour and a half of your time and watch this presentation about the truth of global warming: YouTube - Lord Christopher Monckton Speaking in St. Paul


This video is a presentation made by Lord Monckton in St. Paul, Mn just a few months ago.

About Lord Monckton:
Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please take a little time to hear something new and absolutely fascinating!