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July 2008

Chamber Tackles Energy Crisis
Outlines 13 Principles for Change

Against a backdrop of soaring energy prices and a vigorous debate on climate change policy, the U.S. Chamber is working to focus the nation's attention on expanding domestic energy supplies while constructively addressing the issue of carbon emissions.

The Chamber and its Institute for 21st Century Energy have taken a major step forward by unveiling 13 key principles necessary for creating a new, affordable, and reliable energy future for the country. A bipartisan group of former administration officials and policymakers are expected to endorse the key principles at a July 16 event. Read more:.

Feature Articles

Fixing America's Crumbling Infrastructure

Trade Creates Jobs

ILR Celebrates 10 Years

U.S. Chamber Makes Additional 2008 Endorsements

Chamber Elects Don Shepard Chair

Featured Columns:

Arizona Immigration Law Costly to Businesses | Advancing the Climate Change Debate | Tapping Public Training Funds

All July Columns and Features

Commentary

No Time for Crying in Our Soup

By Tom Donohue, President and CEO

Some in the business community--indeed, many of our citizens--are worried about the future. They see America challenged like never before. They see the inability of our elected officials to tackle big problems. They see a loss of business support in Congress after the November elections.

So what should we do? We have choices.

Join the conversation.

Updates

Featured

Dear 44: Health Care That Works For All

We can't predict who will be the 44th president of the United States, but we do know the challenges the winner of the 2008 elections will face.

We are having the wrong or, at best, an incomplete conversation about health care. And we are setting the wrong expectations for the American people.

Join the debate.

ChamberPost - Latest from our blog

Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.

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