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Google Will Stop Supporting Climate Change Science Deniers, Calls Them Liars

posted by n1 on Tuesday September 23 2014, @08:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the trying-not-to-be-evil? dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today said it was a “mistake” to support the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a group that has said human-created climate change could be “beneficial” and opposes environmental regulations. Schmidt said groups trying to cast doubt on climate change science are "just literally lying."

Google’s membership in ALEC has been criticized because of the group’s stance on climate change and its opposition to network neutrality rules and municipal broadband. Earlier this month, Google refused to comment after 50 advocacy groups called on the company to end its affiliation with ALEC.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:32PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:32PM (#97375)

    Maybe they misguidedly thought they were making some progress on whatever unrelated bill or lobbying they were originally doing. Seems unlikely though, as they could probably just leave the money and back away. It's more likely they're not nearly as agile as they wish they were an corporate inertia took over. It still seems like a pretty stupid move to throw their hats in with a group like that in the first place though.

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