SEATTLE (AP) — Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
The bill is aimed at cutting greenhouse gases, reducing oil imports and creating energy-related jobs.
Representatives from the companies spoke during a teleconference Thursday organized by Climate Solutions, an environmental advocacy group that says hundreds of Northwest businesses support the legislation.
Nike’s Sarah Severn says many of its customers are young, active and deeply concerned about global warming. Weyerhaeuser vice president Sara Kendall says the wood products company thinks a national law makes more sense than state-by-state regulations.
