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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 n1 on Tuesday September 23 2014, @11:10PM

    by n1 (993) on Tuesday September 23 2014, @11:10PM (#97391) Journal

    I had the same thoughts as you on this, that it's a harsh accusation to say they're lying. However, thinking about it a bit more, ALEC could well be lying, because the truth is counter-productive to their interests and their obligation is to their agenda, not to the truth as such. The motto for ALEC is apparently "Limited Government, Free Markets, Federalism", acknowledging the truth of climate change would be against that ideology so lies are the only option, for the greater good of "free markets" and "limited government". Saying that, willful ignorance is probably the term I would have used.

    Now the people that listen to and agree with ALEC may well believe it in their heart and could not be seen as lying or willfully ignorant.

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  • (Score: 2) by cafebabe on Wednesday September 24 2014, @03:11AM

    by cafebabe (894) on Wednesday September 24 2014, @03:11AM (#97462) Journal

    If ALEC was really concerned about free markets and limited government, they'd concentrate on repealing laws rather than drafting them.

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