Or does it on the 13th floor of the National Press Club?
This link will explain just by the subject title but I'll help out below.
"There is only one way to do business and that is to pass a climate bill quickly so this December President Obama can go to Copenhagen and negotiate with a strong position," said the speaker – who said he represented the US Chamber of Commerce.
The statement represented a complete repudiation of the Chamber's earlier opposition to climate change legislation. The hard line had triggered walk-outs from Apple and a handful of other high-profile companies in the past few weeks.
So started this extremely important press conference today, then there was a rush to for the esteem? chamber to bring their real thoughts back into the light of day.
Or maybe not. Barely 20 minutes into the Q&A section of the press conference, an agitated spokesman for the Chamber burst into the room, screaming that the event was a hoax.
In today's instant news era, that wasn't quite soon enough. Several green organisations tweeted or blogged on the about-face. Reuters news agency put out a straight news story about the Chamber's apparent U-turn, and the Washington Post and New York Times put the story on their news sites (both later removed the stories from their websites). CNBC actually sought – and got – comment from analysts. It also broke its programming to have a reporter read out the fake press release...>>>Read Rest Here
The spoof appears to be the work of the Avaaz Action Factory, which put a post on its website promising to "make this the worst Monday ever for the anti-climate PR machine at the US chamber of commerce".
Oh and on this note of environment, climate issues:
Operation FREE
On the Road for Clean American Power
I'm rolling through Indiana on my way to Indianapolis as part of Operation FREE's "Veterans for American Power" tour. This is a tour intended to let people know that our dependence on fossil fuels is, in many ways, a clear and persistent threat to our national security...>>>Read Rest of Post Here
And pay a visit to Operation FREE as they are teemed up with a few other Veterans VSO's and other groups and reporting on their trip and goals!