I've been a fan of Slate since the Microsoft/Michael Kinsley days and more recently I've been enjoying The Big Money, Slate's business and economics site, featuring the amazingly prolific Dan Gross. So I'm pleased to make my first contribution to Slate and The Big Money. It's a story about climate change politics.

The story asks: Why do corporations that support regulating greenhouse gases also fund the most important lobby that opposes it?

You may be surprised to hear that dozens of big companies (GE, Ford, Nike, Alcoa, PepsiCo, DuPont, Xerox, Nike, many others) that advocate for climate change legislation in Congress also help finance the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a tough and important opponent. Why? Well, the companies support the chamber because it acts on behalf of business on many other issues. But the chamber's position on climate change is a bit of a mystery. Read the story to learn more. And check out the cool cartoon below:




_{Cartoon courtesy of Slate.
"Picture Drama" image by je1196.}