Reuters is reporting that Cisco Systems says it disagrees with the US Chamber's position on climate.
This week two of the lobbying group's most powerful members, the conglomerate General Electric Co and the telecommunications equipment provider Cisco Systems Inc told Reuters they do not see eye-to-eye with the group on climate regulations.
We've actually mentioned GE's position before, but this is the first we've seen Cisco reported as disagreeing with the US Chamber.
As Reuters continues:
Cisco, the world's largest maker of equipment for networking computers, aims to work with the Chamber "to modernize their position," said spokeswoman Jennifer Greeson.
US Chamber's Climate Credibility Crisis Counter:
Quit US Chamber over climate: Apple, Exelon, PNM Resources, PG&E, PSEG, Levi Strauss & Co*, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Mohawk Paper.
Quit US Chamber Board over climate: Nike.
Refused to Join Chamber over climate: NRG Energy.
Companies that say the US Chamber doesn't represent their views on climate: Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, Duke, Entergy, Microsoft, Royal Dutch Shell, Seventh Generation, Dow, PEPCO, Cisco Systems and small businesses in Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin.
Local Chambers distancing themselves from the US Chamber: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce.
Editorials and columns noting that the US Chamber is damaging its reputation and credibility: BusinessWeek, PRWeek, Fortune Magazine's Marc Gunther, Newsweek, LA Times, Washington Post.
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* UPDATE 11/12/09: Levi-Strauss informed us that the company did not leave the US Chamber over climate concerns, as Greenwire had reported.