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Is it madness to assume that corporations were climate change deniers for decades because they wanted the Arctic to melt in order to drill there?Yes. It is madness to assume (in the scientific sense) anything.In this particular case, the problems of exploiting oil in the arctic regions is horrifically complex and expensive. Less sea ice in the summer (or even winter) would make only a small difference to that.You know, doctors have this saying: “When you hear hoofbeats, it’s probably a horse not a zebra.” The point is that causes are usually common, not obscure. In the case of oil companies, they are in a similar position as tobacco companies were 50 years ago: their products are causing a problem. If people start using less of their product, that would be bad. So they do everything they can to try and convince people that their products don’t cause problems.Interestingly enough, a coal company called Peabody Energy just went bankrupt (see Peabody Coal Bankruptcy Reveals Climate Denial Network Funding), and it’s mighty interesting to take a look at their list of creditors to see how many of those “climate change skeptics” are actually paid shills for the energy sector.Notable organizations also listed as creditors in the bankruptcy documents include:60 Plus AssociationThe American Coalition for Clean Coal ElectricityAmerican Energy AllianceAlliance For Energy And Economic GrowthAmerican Energy AllianceAmerican Legislative Exchange CouncilAmericans For Prosperity OklahomaAtlas Economic Research FoundationBerman And Company, IncConsumer Energy AllianceCenter For Clean Air PolicyCenter for Energy and Economic DevelopmentCenter For The Study Of Carbon Dioxide And Global ChangeCoalition for Responsible RegulationCommittee For A Constructive TomorrowCouncil on State TaxationDCI Group AZ, LLCDucks UnlimitedEnergy & Environment Legal InstituteEdison Electric InstituteFranklin Center for Government and Public IntegrityFree Market Environmental Law ClinicFrontiers Of Freedom InstituteGeorge C. Marshall InstituteHill Knowlton StrategiesHill Knowlton, IncHudson InstituteHunton & WilliamsIndependence InstituteInstitute For Energy ResearchInstitute for LibertyNational Association of ManufacturersNational Black Chamber of CommerceNational Conference of State LegislaturesNational Mining AssociationNational Association of Regulatory Utility CommissionersNational Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationNextGen Energy CouncilPACE (May refer to Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy)Science & Public Policy InstituteSidley Austin LLPState Policy NetworkTexas Conservative Coalition Research InstituteTexas Public Policy FoundationU.S. Chamber of CommerceWestern Business RoundtableRepublican Attorneys General AssociationRepublican Governors AssociationRepublican National CommitteeRepublican Party Of ArkansasRepublican Party Of KentuckyRepublican Party Of New MexicoRepublican State Leadership CommitteeRepublican State Senate CampaignDemocratic Governors AssociationDemocratic Party of Christian County

Yes, the “politically-engaged trade associations, independent third-party organizations and other tax-exempt groups” as shown on their transparency page, specifically the PDF Membership Organizations and Third Party OrganizationsIt’s more correct to say that Google has been donating to, sponsoring and otherwise involved with a large number of other entities, among them some who have opinions on a great number of things, including climate change, that are not in line with a more catastrophic take on the situation.As the story quotes Google, “We’ve been extremely clear that Google’s sponsorship doesn’t mean that we endorse that organisation’s entire agenda – we may disagree strongly on some issues. Our position on climate change is similarly clear. Since 2007, we have operated as a carbon neutral company and for the second year in a row, we reached 100% renewable energy for our global operations.”The Guardian does link to the PDF showing these “hundreds of groups the company has listed on its website as beneficiaries of its political giving” and the transparency page while mentioning such as CEI, SPN, Cato, Mercatus, Heritage and some of their activities, as well as some of the activities of some of the people involved with those groups and by extension other groups not on the PDF.To call it funding climate change disinformation is not quite accurate. To act like it’s new or surprising that within hundreds of entities, some of them are more conservative and less enthusiastic about certain subjects, seems a bit melodramatic. To mention a few entities out of hundreds.Which to list them● Ad Council ● Advertising Research Foundation ● American Association of Advertising Agencies ● American Advertising Federation ● American Council On Renewable Energy ● Application Developers Alliance ● Association of National Advertisers ● Associated Industries of Massachusetts ● Bay Area Council ● Boulder Chamber of Commerce ● Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce ● Business Council for International Understanding ● Business Forward ● California Chambers of Commerce ● California Association of Competitive Telecommunications Companies ● Cambridge Chamber of Commerce ● Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce ● Coalition of Service Industries ● Colorado Technology Association ● Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance ● Center for Strategic and International Studies ● Coalition for Better Ads ● Chamber of Commerce Mountain View ● Consumer Technology Association ● Computer & Communications Industry Association ● Compete America ● Consortium for School Networking ● Data & Marketing Association ● Digital Advertising Alliance ● Digital Due Process Coalition ● Digital Media Association ● Direct Marketing Association ● Dynamic Spectrum Alliance ● Fiber Broadband Association, formerly Fiber to the Home Council ● Financial Innovation Now ● Food Marketing Institute ● Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce ● Greater Seattle Business Association ● Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce ● High Tech Inventors Alliance ● Illinois Manufacturers Association ● Internet Infrastructure Coalition ● Information Technology Industry Council ● Interactive Advertising Bureau ● International Advertising Association ● International Chamber of Commerce ● Internet Coalition ● Internet Commerce Coalition ● Irvine Chamber of Commerce ● Joint Venture Silicon Valley ● Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce ● Magazine Publishers Association ● Mobile Marketing Association ● Network Advertising Initiative ● National Foreign Trade Council ● National Cyber Security Alliance ● New York Technology Council ● Partnership for New York City ● Redwood City Chamber of Commerce ● Reform Government Surveillance Coalition ● Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance ● San Bruno Chamber of Commerce ● San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ● San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce ● San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology & Innovation ● San Mateo County Economic Development Association ● Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition ● Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization ● Silicon Valley Leadership Group ● Silicon Valley Organization ● Software & Information Industry Association ● State Privacy and Security Coalition ● Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce ● CompTIA ● TechNet ● Tech:NYC ● Texas Association of Business ● The Internet Association ● The New England Council ● U.S. Chamber of Commerce ● U.S. Council for International Business ● U.S. Global Leadership Coalition ● United States ITU Association ● United for Patent Reform ● Venice Chamber of Commerce ● Washington Technology Industry Alliance ● WiFi Forward ● World Business Organization ● Word of Mouth Marketing Association ● 4th Amendment Advisory Committee ● Access Now ● African American Community Service Agency ● Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials ● Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation ● American Action Forum ● American Antitrust Institute ● American Association of People with Disabilities ● American Conservative Union ● American Constitution Society ● American Council of the Blind ● American Council of Young Political Leaders ● American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research ● American Foundation for the Blind ● American Hotel Lodging Association ● American Library Association ● Americans for Tax Reform ● American Security Project ● American University ● Arbor Day Foundation ● Asian Americans Advancing Justice ● Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies ● Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship ● Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation ● Asian Trade Center ● Aspen Institute ● ASU Foundation ● Atlantic Council ● Austin Area Urban League ● Austin Community Foundation ● Austin Public Library Friends Foundation ● Autism Speaks ● Berkley Center for Law & Technology ● Breakthrough Greater Boston ● The Brookings Institution ● Business Leaders for Michigan ● Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation ● California State University Northridge Foundation ● Cambridge Forums ● Capital Factory ● Cato Institute ● Center for a New American Security ● Center for American Progress ● Center for Democracy and Technology ● Center for Employment Training ● Center for Global Policy Solutions ● Center for Strategic and International Studies ● Chicago Parks Foundation ● Citizens Committee for New York City ● Civic Nation ● Clinton Foundation ● Collective Impact ● Committee to Protect Journalists ● Community Change ● Community Initiatives ● Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos ● Competitive Enterprise Institute ● Computer History Museum ● Conference of Western Attorneys Generals ● Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership ● Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ● Congressional Black Caucus Institute ● Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute ● Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute ● Congressional Institute ● ConnectSafely ● The Constitution Project ● Consumer Action ● Consumer Federation of America ● Copia Institute ● Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. ● Council of Korean Americans ● Cross-Border Data Forum ● Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center ● Democratic Attorneys General Association ● Democratic Governors Association ● Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee ● Digital 4th Coalition ● Digital Content Next ● Dolores Huerta Foundation ● Downtown Boulder Foundation ● Electronic Frontier Foundation ● Engine Advocacy ● Entrepreneurship for All ● Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas ● Esperanza Education Fund ● Family Online Safety Institute ● Federal Communications Bar Association ● Federalist Society ● Foundation for American Science and Technology ● Freedom House ● Friends and Family of PS11 ● Friends of Mountain View Library ● Future Founders Foundation ● Future of Music Coalition ● Future of Privacy Forum ● GLBT Historical Society ● Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy ● Georgia Tech Foundation ● George Mason University Foundation ● George Mason University Law School Law and Economics Center ● German Marshall Fund of the United States ● Global Entrepreneurship Network ● Global Network Initiative ● Global Voices ● Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce ● Habitat for Humanity ● Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs ● Healthcare Coalition ● Heritage Action ● Heritage Foundation ● Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley ● Hispanic Heritage Foundation ● Howard University - Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice ● Human Rights Campaign ● Identity Theft Resource Center ● Independent Women’s forum ● Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ● Inter-American Dialogue ● Inter-american Press Association ● International Center for Law and Economics ● International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children ● International Council on Disability ● International Republican Institute ● Internet Education Foundation ● iKeepSafe ● IT Caucus TX ● Jobs for the Future ● Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies ● Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies ● Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network ● Key Tech Labs ● Kirkland Parks Foundation ● Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law ● The Latino Coalition ● LBGT Victory Institute ● Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights ● League of United Latin American Citizens ● Lincoln Network ● Llambda Legal ● Los Altos Community Foundation ● Mason Attorneys General Education Program ● Massachusetts Institute of Technology ● Mercatus Center ● Meridian International Center ● Mission Economic Development Agency ● Mission Housing Development Corporation ● Mothers Against Drunk Driving ● Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation ● Mountain View Chamber of Commerce ● National Action Network ● National Association of Attorneys General ● National Association of Chief Information Officers ● National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ● National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials ● National Association of the Deaf ● National Association of State Boards of Education ● National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors ● National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ● National Center for Transgender Equality ● National Conference for State Legislators Foundation ● National Consumers League ● National Congress of American Indians ● National Council for Independent Living ● National Cyber Security Alliance ● National Democratic Institute for International Affairs ● National Federation of the Blind ● National Governors Association ● National Hispanic Media Coalition ● National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts ● National Network for Youth ● National Network to End Domestic Violence ● National Organization of Black Elected Officials ● National Parent Teacher Association ● National Partnership for Women and Families ● National Review Institute ● National Speakers Conference ● National Taxpayers Union ● National Urban League ● Net Safety Collaborative ● Net Choice ● Netroots Nation ● New America Foundation ● New Deal ● New Leaders Council ● New Venture Fund ● Niskanen Center ● Non-profit Housing Association of Northern California ● North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations ● North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition ● Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ● Partnership for a New American Economy ● PATH ● PEN America ● Polaris Project ● Privacy Law Salon ● Progressive Change Campaign Committee ● Progressive Policy Institute ● Public Knowledge ● Re:Create Coalition ● Religion Newswriters Foundation ● Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ● Republican Attorneys General Association ● Republican Governors Association ● Republican Legislative Campaign Committee ● Reporters Without Borders ● Ripon Society ● Roger Baldwin Foundation ● R Street Institute ● San Bruno Community Foundation ● San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ● San Francisco Citizens Initiative ● San Francisco Parks Alliance ● San Francisco Public Health Foundation ● San Jose Museum of Art ● Shoal Creek Conservancy ● Silicon Valley At Home ● Silicon Valley Community Foundation ● Silicon Valley Housing Trust ● Silicon Valley Leadership Group ● Silicon Flatirons - University of Colorado ● Small Business Majority ● State Government Affairs Council ● State Legislative Leadership Foundation ● Sunnyvale Education Foundation ● Sustainable Silicon Valley ● Technology Access Foundation ● TechFreedom ● Technology Policy Institute ● Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ● Third Way ● Trustworthy Accountability Group ● UCLA Foundation ● UnidosUS ● United for Patent Reform ● United Nations Foundation ● United Church of Christ Inc. ● United We Dream Network ● The Urban Institute ● U.S. Black Chamber Inc. ● U.S. Conference of Mayors ● U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ● U.S. Telecom Training Institute ● USO of Metropolitan Washington - Baltimore ● Vital Voices ● Voto Latino ● Walkers Legacy ● Washington International Trade Association ● Washington Legal Foundation ● Washington Resource Council ● Women's High Tech Coalition ● World Affairs Council ● World Privacy Forum ● World Wide Web Foundation ● YMCA of Silicon Valley ● Young Transatlantic Leaders Initiative .What to do about it? One set of options might be to get rid of any Android phones or tablets, stop using such as analytics and ad-sense and stop doing any business with companies that use them, stop using gmail and calendar and search, etc. Another option is nothing. Then there’s everything in between the two.

I wrote this for friends and family. The first part copied from a site about the propositions, the part under ‘My Thoughts’ are just that.Proposition 23: Dialysis clinic requirementsSummary: Requires dialysis clinics to have at least one physician present while patients are being treated (except where there's a shortage), to report patient infection data to the state and to get consent from the state before closing. The measure also bans clinics from discriminating on the basis of who is paying for a patient's care.Argument for: The increased regulations will make clinics safer for patients and make sure patients with any insurance will be treated equally.Argument against: The increased regulations would make care more costly for and less available to patients.Supporters: SEIU healthcare workers unionOpponents: For-profit dialysis clinics like DaVita and Fresenius and the California Medical Association.My ThoughtsI am linking to a Los Angeles Times opinion, and they recommend a NO vote. Endorsement: No on Prop 23. It would raise costs and not improve kidney patients' careI like using the Times because it’s a liberal source and, in this case, they are bucking against the SEIU union and siding with the medical industry. This is the opposite of what I would expect from liberal source so it lends more credibility.The Times says this is the 2nd time in 2 years the SEIU has tried to get a proposition passed that would increase staffing requirements at clinics, hence raising costs, and in the Time’s view, without any appreciable increase in patient safety. The Times points out that California clinics have a lower number and rate of deaths than the national average, which argues against the need to have more staffing.Additionally, SEIU has been trying to unionize the companies that run the California Dialysis companies and have run a series of ballot measures and legislative proposals. This excerpt is from the article:Proposition 23 is opposed by a long list of patient advocates, medical professionals and other civic groups; the only endorsements its proponents tout are those from the California Labor Federation and the California Democratic Party.So, to me, this is obviously a BS proposition that will increase costs for the benefits of a union. Vote NO!I am going to post the list of groups that oppose this measure at the end of this document. Please read it.Groups opposing Prop 23Patient AdvocacyRenal Support NetworkDialysis Patient CitizensChronic Disease Coalition California Hepatitis C Task Force, Inc.HealthCalifornia Medical AssociationAmerican Nurses Association\CaliforniaCalifornia Hospital AssociationAmerican Academy of Nephrology Physician Assistants (AANPA)American College of Surgeons – Northern California ChapterAmerican College of Surgeons – Southern California ChapterAmerican College of Surgeons – San Diego-Imperial ChapterNetwork of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO)Association of California Healthcare DistrictsRenal Physicians AssociationNational Hispanic Medical AssociationGlobal Healthy Living FoundationMinority Health InstituteIndian Physicians Association of Central CaliforniaNational Renal Administrators AssociationCalifornia Dialysis CouncilCalifornia Medical Transportation AssociationLos Angeles Wellness StationFAIR FoundationLos Angeles County Medical SocietySan Francisco Marin Medical SocietySan Diego County Medical SocietyNapa County Medical SocietyOrange County Medical AssociationImperial County Medical SocietyRiverside County Medical AssociationAlameda-Contra Costa Medical AssociationHealth (Cont.)San Joaquin Medical SocietyFresno Madera Medical SocietyPlacer Nevada Medical SocietyYuba Sutter Colusa Medical SocietyKern County Medical SocietyMerced-Mariposa County Medical Society San Mateo County Medical AssociationCommunity Health Action NetworkCommunity Health Improvement Partner's Public Policy CommitteeLong Beach Quest Dialysis CenterDaVita Kidney CareFresenius Medical CareSatellite Healthcare US Renal CareDialysis Clinic, Inc.SeniorsCalifornia Senior Advocates LeagueCommunityCalifornia State Conference NAACPLatino Diabetes AssociationDesert AIDS ProjectSacramento Valley Section-National Council of Negro Women, Inc.Hayward South Alameda County NAACPMonterey County NAACPCompton NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Equity Alliance Group, Inc.Parks Chapel A.M.E ChurchVeteransAmerican Legion, Department of CaliforniaVeterans of Foreign Wars, Department of CaliforniaVeterans (Cont.)Vietnam Veterans of America, California State CouncilDisabled American Veterans, Department of CaliforniaMilitary Order of the Purple Heart, Department of CaliforniaCalifornia State Commanders Veterans CouncilCalifornia Council of the Military Officers AssociationAMVETS, Department of CaliforniaAMVETS, California Service Foundation Women Veterans AllianceAssociation of the United States Army, Northern California ChaptersAssociation of the United States Army, Southern California ChaptersReserve Organization of America Department of Golden WestMarine Corps Veterans AssociationFilipino-American United States Marine AssociationScottish American Military Society, California ChaptersJewish War Veterans, Department of California Delta Veterans GroupBusinessCalifornia Chamber of CommerceLos Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed)Bay Area CouncilValley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA)Orange County Business Council (OCBC) Southwest California Legislative CouncilLatin Business AssociationGateway Chambers AllianceOrange County Hispanic Chamber of CommerceAntelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of CommerceAnaheim Chamber of CommerceFresno Chamber of CommerceLong Beach Area Chamber of CommerceElk Grove Chamber of CommerceAfrican American Chamber of Commerce, San JoaquinBusiness (Cont.)Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce Business NetworkTulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Oxnard Chamber of CommerceGreater Riverside Chamber of CommerceGreater Bakersfield Chamber of CommerceGreater Coachella Chamber of CommerceNorwalk Chamber of CommerceDowney Chamber of CommerceLodi District Chamber of CommerceBell Gardens Chamber of CommerceTaxpayerCalifornia Taxpayer Protection CommitteeSilicon Valley Taxpayers Association Contra Costa Taxpayers AssociationPlacer County Taxpayers AssociationVentura County Taxpayers AssociationSoCal Tax RevoltSan Diego Tax Fighters