Microsoft Ditches ALEC In Latest Blow To Conservative Group

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Microsoft said on Tuesday that it will end its involvement with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the conservative advocacy group, reportedly because of the group's lobbying against renewable energy.

CNET reported that Microsoft would cease being a member of ALEC's communications and technology task force.

"In 2014 Microsoft decided to no longer participate in the American Legislative Exchange Council's Communications and Technology Task Force, which had been our only previous involvement with ALEC," the software company said in a statement, per CNET.

"With this decision, we no longer contribute any dues to ALEC," it said. "We are no longer members of ALEC and do not provide the organization with financial support of any kind."

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Microsoft aims to be greener and drops ALEC membership
The tech giant pulls out of the conservative lobbying group that is known to have pushed legislation to block renewable energy development.

http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-aims-to-be-greener-and-drops-alec-membership/

[leftyohiolib]

1. well that's good how about trying to undo the damage u enabled

[hobbit709]

2. So I wonder what new secret ALEC replacement they are joining?

[HereSince1628]

3. Of course, multiple conservative groups provide Microsoft other options

through which the corporation can still use its re$ource$ to purchase political outcomes.

[seveneyes]

4. Great, now ditch Windows 8

[hatrack]

5. WTF were they doing in ALEC anyway? Oh, yeah, squeezing out more money and influence.

Oh, and here's that bucket of greenwash, Mr. Ballmer . . .