Why Shell Cut Ties to Conservative Lobby Group Over Climate Change
Hint: It's got something to do with the company drilling offshore in the Arctic
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Does it matter that Royal Dutch Shell plans to cut ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over climate policy?
Shell follows big oil rival BP and Silicon Valley titans Google, Facebook, and Yahoo in distancing itself from ALEC, a prominent nonprofit that advocates against government regulation, primarily at the state level. The corporations quitting the group have stressed ALEC's opposition to state laws intended to curb carbon emissions and address human contributions to global warming.