Pacific Gas and Electric quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change denial policy

Amid a growing split in the business community over climate policy, Pacific Gas and Electric http://www.pge.com/ , a major California utility, is withdrawing from the United States Chamber of Commerce http://www.uschamber.com/default , citing “fundamental differences” with the chamber’s approach to global warming.

“We find it dismaying that the chamber neglects the indisputable fact that a decisive majority of experts have said the data on global warming are compelling and point to a threat that cannot be ignored,” Peter A. Darbee, the chairman of PG&E, wrote in a letter to the chamber.

By KATE GALBRAITH

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/business/energy-environment/23utility.html?_r=1&ref=science