Supreme Court decision: we oppose, but support emissions cuts?!

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With the Supreme Court ruling today on greenhouse gas emission regulations, readers have been asking us who were the parties opposing theย ruling.

Not surprisingly, the list includes many industry third-party groups representing major auto manufacturers, heavy industry, oil and gas and electrical production. We thought it would be interesting to see where each of these organizations stood on the issues of environment and global warming. And interesting it was, for example, one of the opponents of new carbon emissions regulations is the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, yet their website states that, โ€œmembers of the Alliance believe that it is prudent to reduce emissions, including carbonย dioxideโ€ฆโ€

Listed below are some of the organizations that were involved in the opposition to the EPA regulating greenhouse gas emissions vehicles. In each case we have linked to the association’s โ€œenvironmentalโ€ section and provided someย quotes:

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
โ€œMembers of the Alliance believe that it is prudent to reduce emissions, including carbonย dioxideโ€ฆโ€

American Public Power Association
The TREE Power prorgam, โ€œTrees reduce reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a common greenhouse gas in ourย environment.โ€

National Mining Association
โ€œ[The NMA] recognizes the potential for climate change is a special concern of global scope that requires significant attention.โ€

Edison Electric Institute
โ€œAmerica’s electric companies are committed to protecting theย environment.โ€

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
โ€œElectrical cooperatives believe that encouraging development and deployment of new, lower-emission technologies is the righ approach to address climateย change.โ€

American Petroleum Institute
โ€œOil and gas companies are also working to reduce their greenhouse gasย emissions.โ€

American Forest & Paper Association
โ€œImproving tomorrow’s environmentย today.โ€

American Iron & Steel Institute
โ€œOppose any climate related legislation as we [the US government] have already passed the effective, alternative, voluntary, technology-driven approach to reduce energy-intensity to achieve GHG reductions.โ€

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
โ€œPromote long-term financing, devlopment and depolyment of cost-effective, innovative energy technologies that can be utilized when and where needed to address energy, security and climateย change.โ€

National Association of Manufacturers
โ€œThe NAM recognizes that concern about the potential impact of human activities on the earth’s natural greenhouse effect has become an international issue. However, there remains considerable scientific uncertainty and disagreement regarding human impacts onย climate.โ€

National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
โ€œThe NRPA believes that US climate change policies should require that future climate change decisions be scientifically justified, cost-effective and appropriatelyย prioritized.โ€

Portland Cement Association
โ€œThe cement industry is actively engaged and committed to sustainableย developmentโ€ฆโ€

Steel Manufacturers Associationโ€The SMA supports recognition in any debate on greenhouse gas emissions that efficient, low GHG emission intensity processes should be encouragedย worldwide.โ€

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Kevin is a contributor and strategic adviser to DeSmog. He runs the digital marketing agency Spake Media House. Named a โ€œGreen Heroโ€ by Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the โ€œTop 50 Tweetersโ€ on climate change and environment issues, Kevin has appeared in major news media outlets around the world for his work on digital campaigning. Kevin has been involved in the public policy arena in both the United States and Canada for more than a decade. For five years he was the managing editor of DeSmogBlog.com. In this role, Kevinโ€™s research into the โ€œclimate denial industryโ€ and the right-wing think tank networks was featured in news media articles around the world. He is most well known for his ground-breaking research into David and Charles Kochโ€™s massive financial investments in the Republican and tea partyย networks. Kevin is the first person to be designated a โ€œCertified Expertโ€ on theย political and community organizing platformย NationBuilder. Prior to DeSmog, Kevin worked in various political and government roles. He was Senior Advisor to the Minister of State for Multiculturalism and a Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Asia Pacific, Foreign Affairs for the Government of Canada. Kevin also worked in various roles in the British Columbia provincial government in the Office of the Premier and the Ministry of Health. In 2008 Kevin co-founded a groundbreaking new online election tool called Vote for Environment which was later nominated for a World Summit Award in recognition of the worldโ€™s best e-Content and innovative ICTย applications. Kevin moved to Washington, DC in 2010 where he worked for two years as the Director of Online Strategy for Greenpeace USA and has since returned to his hometown of Vancouver, Canada.

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