Reactions to ALEC’s Attempt to Silence Critics
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