Is Google Funding Climate Science Denial? Jim Inhofe Fundraiser Planned For July 11

[muriel_volestrangler]

Google’s motto is “Don’t Be Evil,” but it is supporting one of the worst deniers of climate science in the world: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK). On July 11, Google is hosting a lunchtime $250-$2500 a plate fundraiser for Inhofe with the National Republican Senatorial Committee at its Washington, DC headquarters at 1101 New York Ave NW.

The Washington Post also recently revealed that Google was the biggest single donor to the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual dinner on Thursday, June 20, dropping $50,000 in support of this anti-science group. The dinner was headlined by radical global warming denier Sen. Rand Paul. CEI’s other donors include a who’s who of polluters: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Altria (Phillip Morris), Koch Companies, and Koch’s Americans For Prosperity. CEI is famed for its ad promoting carbon dioxide emissions: “They call it pollution. We call it life.”
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“You can lie about the effects of climate change, but eventually you’ll be seen as a liar,” Google chairman Eric Schmidt said on June 6. It is unclear why Google is intentionally funding politicians the company has deemed liars. Google’s lobbying efforts are led by former Republican Rep. Susan Molinari of New York.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/05/2257691/is-google-funding-climate-science-denial-jim-inhofe-fundraiser-planned-for-july-11/

[rurallib]

1. funny how things change when you get some coins to rub together

or as my friend used to say "A republican is just a democrat with a dollar."

[Skittles]

2. not all wealthy people sell out

[rurallib]

5. I know, but sadly I have seen it all too frequently in my life.

[okaawhatever]

3. Time to start thinking about a boycott. Google may be teaming up with

these guys to try and help with corporate taxation and off shore money. Just like the NRA did w/their effort to defeat universal background check. They all team up and promote each others causes.

[Amonester]

4. https://www.startpage.com

Although that site uses Google's DBs for searches, it shields you from their IP grabbing and ads servers.