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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: 4, Insightful) by richtopia on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:35PM

    by richtopia (3160) on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:35PM (#97376) Homepage Journal

    The argument could be made that the evidence is conclusive enough that any non-biased person should draw the same conclusion, hence the lying remark. Anyway, belief is probably the wrong term for this argument, as we are not discussing a moral question, but interpreting scientific observations.

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