Google's PR machine this week has been trumpeting its wind and sun energy ventures.
But you'll have to go elsewhere to hear about its support for Senator James Inhofe, described by a San Francisco Chronicle columnist as "the delusional or dishonest Oklahoma Republican" who has called global warming the "greatest hoax."
The "Green" giant is helping to raise lots of green for his re-election by hosting a lunch at its Washington office on July 11, costing ?as much as $2500 per plate.?
James Temple, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, called it a "shameful act of corporate hypocrisy."
He points out that the senator has tried McCarthy-like tactics in accusations against 17 top climate scientists of violating the Federal False Statements Act, which could result in five years in prison over their global warming claims.
Mr Temple writes,"This is the type of person whom reasonable, thoughtful people ? people who supposedly cherish science, data and reason ? call out as dangerous and unfit for public office."
Vice's Brian Merchant writing on Motherboard, points out that?Google was the largest donor?to the Competitive Enterprise Institute's recent fund raising dinner, writing a check of $50,000 to the ?anti-science conservative think-tank.?
Forecast the Facts is collecting signatures for a petition asking CEO Larry Page to cancel the lunch.
Foremski's take
What type of "green" is Google committed to? Dollars or planet? Its cynical hypocrisy will derail the carefully planted PR stories of an environment-caring corporation.?
"Do no evil" is a passive mantra and it achieves nothing if there's evil being done by others.
Politics as usual is the problem with politics today and the hypocrisy of the corporations lobbying Washington is unacceptable. So much for Google being different or wanting to take actions to make a difference.
The biggest risk Google faces is internally
Google's thousands of engineers won't be pleased -- they are young and want to be part of an organization that is unique and working to change the world into a better place. They are also mostly male and mostly interested in meeting females -- hypocrisy is not sexy.
If it fails to retain top talent or is unable to recruit it, the cost to Google will outweigh any short-term tit-tat-back-scratch gains it hopes to win from its two-faced lobbying.
Global warming is changing the world and Google isn't.
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