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Article: Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation.
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- November 5, 2009
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Exelon CEO and NRDC president say cap-and-trade bill essential to the economy, environment
CHICAGO -- Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential to our nation's economy and the environment.
"It is rare to see business and environmental groups on the same side of an issue. Today's panel illustrates the unprecedented breadth of support for action on ...