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Companies Quit Chamber Over Climate Change Stance

Oct. 6, 2009
Apple became the latest company to part ways with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its climate policy. Last month, three big power utilities quit the chamber over its stance on climate.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch