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Google Made “Substantial” Contributions Towards Climate Change Deniers

27 points by reddotX 7y ago

ColinWright 7y ago
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222045 (52 comments) Also, 5 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8355631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8355631 : Google's Political Donations to Climate Change Deniers (pando.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8353639 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8353639 : Google will stop supporting climate change science deniers, calls them liars (arstechnica.com)
greatjack613 7y ago
Not surprising as all. We have seen it many times over where once a company reaches a certain size, core values don't matter as much as cash. Whether it's apple or google its all about the bottom line. Sad but true
- tengbretson 7y ago
  I'm confused. Do you consider a stance on climate change to be a core value?
RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
> The world’s leading search engine has been outed for backing “more than a dozen” companies which have campaigned against climate legislation or called for a withdrawal of environmental protections implemented by the American government. By this same logic any organization that opposes FOSTA is in support of sex trafficking. Thus Google is also supporting organizations that are in favor of sex trafficking (such as the EFF). Not every law that purports to solve a problem actually does it, and many times laws have other effects that may outweigh the benefit.
lanevorockz 7y ago
Important to differentiate "Global Warming" / "Climate Change" / "Extreme Weather" .. every single model predicts things differently and suggests different solutions. I think pollution is a great start because it also directly affects the quality of life, reducing depression and mental health that became endemic on large cities. We just should be honest and not make apocalyptic claims or inject ideological things in the middle.

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Google Made “Substantial” Contributions Towards Climate Change Deniers

27 points by reddotX 7y ago

ColinWright 7y ago
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222045 (52 comments) Also, 5 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8355631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8355631 : Google's Political Donations to Climate Change Deniers (pando.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8353639 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8353639 : Google will stop supporting climate change science deniers, calls them liars (arstechnica.com)
greatjack613 7y ago
Not surprising as all. We have seen it many times over where once a company reaches a certain size, core values don't matter as much as cash. Whether it's apple or google its all about the bottom line. Sad but true
- tengbretson 7y ago
  I'm confused. Do you consider a stance on climate change to be a core value?
RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
> The world’s leading search engine has been outed for backing “more than a dozen” companies which have campaigned against climate legislation or called for a withdrawal of environmental protections implemented by the American government. By this same logic any organization that opposes FOSTA is in support of sex trafficking. Thus Google is also supporting organizations that are in favor of sex trafficking (such as the EFF). Not every law that purports to solve a problem actually does it, and many times laws have other effects that may outweigh the benefit.
lanevorockz 7y ago
Important to differentiate "Global Warming" / "Climate Change" / "Extreme Weather" .. every single model predicts things differently and suggests different solutions. I think pollution is a great start because it also directly affects the quality of life, reducing depression and mental health that became endemic on large cities. We just should be honest and not make apocalyptic claims or inject ideological things in the middle.