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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: 1) by art guerrilla on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:48PM

    by art guerrilla (3082) on Tuesday September 23 2014, @10:48PM (#97383)

    i have been reading an interesting book on authoritarianism recently, which posits that RWA ('right wing authoritarians', not *exactly* meaning in terms of dem'rats vs rethugs), and how not only is there a strong correlation to conservative politics and politicians, but fundie religions as well... hardly surprising when you think about it, but proven in repeatable tests...

    now, these 'high-RWA' people do NOT require facts/truth/science on their side to 'believe' in their fearless leader's bullshit, period: ALL they 'require' is Big Daddy with a big megaphone mouthing the morally vacuous, self-contradictory platitudes they so desperately want to believe in, evidence to the contrary be damned (literally)...

    these people constitute approx 25% of nearly any population on thisy here ball-o-mud... as we said, they are self-righteously 'right' ALL THE TIME; and if that means they shout the EXACT opposite of what they 'believe', on the basis of their Big Daddy telling them so, then they will do so without blinking...
    they are ABSOLUTELY highly motivated, they are easily led by psychopathic leaders, and they absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead...

    have you bio-nerds found a genetic marker for that ? ? ?

  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday September 23 2014, @11:19PM

    by frojack (1554) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 23 2014, @11:19PM (#97396) Journal

    There is some scientific evidence [sciencedirect.com] you should peruse to help balance your perspective.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 24 2014, @08:35AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 24 2014, @08:35AM (#97545)

      Love it how you suggest the grandparents findings aren't scientific. And then you confuse the meaning of the word right despite grandparent explains it doesn't mean the left-right political distinction albeit there is a heavy correlation.

      I suggest the same to you as you to GP, go read on RWA. It might surprise you.