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Reactions to ALEC’s Attempt to Silence Critics
When news broke that ALEC was making legal threats against activists exposing its record and practices, lots of folks took notice:
New website provides a sampling of #ALEC‘s disinformation on climate #science & clean energy policy http://t.co/UkLc22MK6b #ALECExposed
— David Anderson (@UCSEnergy) April 6, 2015
“It won’t work” says @CommonCause President @MilesRapoport on #ALEC‘s attempt to silence critics. http://t.co/xNym9DXIK3 #ALECexposed
— Sierra Club (@sierraclub) April 6, 2015
Dear ALEC Lawyers: this one’s for you –> http://t.co/UHD46V1AHn pic.twitter.com/hFkDdJh93b
— Forecast The Facts (@ForecastFacts) April 6, 2015
How about changing rather than suing your critics http://t.co/KRJhYQy4QV. Keep up the great work @CommonCause
— Lenny Mendonca (@Lenny_Mendonca) April 6, 2015
Lobbyist for climate deniers: “Denial used to be cool in DC. But now it’s not, so we just block clean energy.” http://t.co/pB3ipTTsoG
— Matthew Lewis (@mateosfo) April 5, 2015
Appears #ALEC is selective in support of Constitution-most lately, 1A. Free Speech only for those who can afford it. http://t.co/ATwx1owdMl
— Annie (@balihai2) April 6, 2015
#ALEC suing to silence critics? The truth is your shield. @CommonCause @JayRiestenberg @ALEC_states
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) April 5, 2015
.@pfizer, @AnheuserBusch, @ATT, & @StateFarm are funding #ALEC‘s attempt to silence its critics over #climatechange http://t.co/raf2EslQYD
— Jay Riestenberg (@JayRiestenberg) April 5, 2015
.@ALEC_states tells us to “Cease and Desist”. We will not be strong-armed into silence. http://t.co/RcgXLGHtzw #ALECExposed
— CommonCause (@CommonCause) April 5, 2015
3 years after @CommonCause filed ALEC IRS complaint, ALEC tries -and fails- to silence @CommonCause. http://t.co/2nH8Nrnr7I
— Nick Surgey (@NickSurgey) April 5, 2015
BREAKING: @ALEC_states attempts to silence us & threatens legal action over climate denial. http://t.co/blxU1a9cOQ pic.twitter.com/LFyxSTnqjw
— CommonCause (@CommonCause) April 5, 2015
Seems like this story should have been about ALEC getting four Pinocchios for saying it doesn’t deny climate change. http://t.co/AAZ1kAoMzj
— Benton Strong (@bentonstrong) April 5, 2015
ALEC is threatening to sue groups that say it denies climate change. Trouble is, it has been denying climate change. http://t.co/c2YaXynIZ4
— David Halperin (@DHalpDC) April 5, 2015
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) April 5, 2015
Denying #climatechange hurts all of us. Find out about @ALEC_states science deniers: http://t.co/7uq8aG9Whr #ALECDenial #ALECexposed
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) April 6, 2015
On #climate, conservative ALEC wants to have their Koch and eat it too. http://t.co/l17O0Xh5rW via @climateprogress
— David Willett (@davidwillett) April 6, 2015
ALEC has been getting buttloads of bad PR – so now it’s threatening to sue groups calling it a climate denier. http://t.co/QlGPA7g3Df
— Ari Phillips (@re_ari) April 6, 2015
ALEC seminar emphasized CO2 emissions *benefit* the environment http://t.co/6POs8tr1rT #ALECexposed #ALECdenial pic.twitter.com/4sMq3oUruI
— ALEC Exposed (@ALECexposed) April 6, 2015