10 major US Corporations

[Tuesday_Morning]

Companies press Bush, Congress on climate

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ten major U.S. corporations are joining environmental groups to press President George W. Bush and Congress to address climate change more rapidly.

The coalition, including Alcoa Inc., General Electric Co., DuPont Co. and Duke Energy Corp. plans to publicize its recommendations on Monday, a day ahead of the president's annual State of the Union address, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.

The group, known as the United States Climate Action Partnership, also includes Caterpillar Inc., PG&E, the FPL Group, PNM Resources Inc., BP America Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc..

The group will call for a nationwide limit on carbon dioxide emissions that would lead to reductions of 10 percent to 30 percent over the next 15 years, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/ts_nm/climate_coalition_dc_4

[ThomCat]

1. 10 to 1 this is a coordinated PR stunt.

They know some level of Environmental regulation is coming, so they're proposing something easy and minimal over a very long period of time just so they look good and market themselves as environmentally concerned. 10% over 15 years? With a voluntary goal of up to 30%? Give me a break!

[Botany]

2. please .... where do they come up w/ these names?

United States Climate Action Partnership

The job of the USCAP will be to put a green face on it's members
& to fight regulations quietly.