Happy, Happy Corporate Green Pledges, But Which Politicians Do They Fund? GOP Climate Liars, Mostly

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You can expect to hear more about that later this week. In today’s issue, Raz Godelnik, a professor at The New School who focuses on design solutions for the climate crisis, exposes how five companies’ statements in support of green coronavirus recovery legislation don’t line up with their actions when it comes to political donations. I reached out to each of the comments for comment, and haven’t yet gotten a response. I’ll update you if I hear anything back.

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Intuit says it supports a green recovery, but 75 percent of its recent donations have gone to climate obstructionists


Intuit has signed the Science-Based Targets Initiative’s letter in support of a climate-friendly coronavirus recovery package. At the same time, according to the company’s report, 75 percent of the donations made by its PAC between August 2019 and January 2020 were made to 11 Republican legislators who routinely oppose climate policy. One of these donations ($2,500) went to Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, who has been using his power and influence for many years to block any sort of climate legislation. In all, Intuit has recently donated $15,500 to climate obstructionists.

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Visa says it supports a green recovery, but has recently given $151,500 to climate obstructionists

Visa has signed the Ceres letter in support of a climate-friendly coronavirus recovery package. At the same time, the company’s PAC supports 44 Republican lawmakers who routinely oppose climate policy. Approximately 51 percent percent of Visa’s PAC contributions for the 2020 campaign cycle went to lawmakers with LCV lifetime scores of 20 percent or less. In all, Visa has recently donated $151,500 to climate obstructionists. In addition, five out of seven of Visa’s top recipients—who each received $10,000 in the 2020 cycle—are Republican legislators with an average LCV lifetime score of about 6 percent.

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HP says it supports a green recovery, but 51 percent of its recent donations have gone to climate obstructionists

HP has signed the Science-Based Targets Initiative’s letter in support of a climate-friendly coronavirus recovery package. At the same time, their employee PAC supports nine Republican congressmen who routinely oppose climate policy. A little over 50 percent of HP Employee PAC’s contributions in the second half of 2019 went to lawmakers with an LCV lifetime score of 20 percent or less. In all, HP company has recently donated $11,500 to lawmakers with an abysmal record on climate legislation.

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https://heated.world/p/these-corporations-say-they-support