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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   
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.

• Re:even the smartest business leaders are slow Re:even the smartest business leaders are slow (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Wednesday September 24 2014, @01:19AM

  by Nerdfest (80) on Wednesday September 24 2014, @01:19AM (#97425)

  True, we'd be in better shape, but it has nothing to do with Android.

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• Re:even the smartest business leaders are slow (Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Wednesday September 24 2014, @03:14AM

  by frojack (1554) on Wednesday September 24 2014, @03:14AM (#97463) Journal

  Yes it does.

  If Google hadn't been pushing android so hard at that time, the would never have fallen under the persuasion of Verizon. They would have stuck to their net neutrality guns. Verizon convinced them to do otherwise.

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