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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by mLuby on Thursday August 15, 2019 @08:45PM (#20711151)
>I wish tech companies that… want… large, positive changes would [accept] that putting pressure on political levers is fundamentally necessary.

I agree that corporate self-regulation is the laziest political solution. But instead of doubling down on a mistake, let's get all company hands off the political levers and have real separation of corp and state. Company influence on politics is an arms race that entrenches the most powerful firms, many of which are fundamentally opposed to climate change regulation.

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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by shepwalker on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:27AM (#20712417)
Absolutely, agreed. But unilateral disarmament isn't the way to do so. If Stripe has a nice post about vehemently supporting politicians and policies that aim to get corporate money out of politics, they will quietly get my upvote and thoughtful nod of approval.
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Re:Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment by mLuby on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:51AM (#20712493)
100% I realize I was unclear that I meant corporate lobbying should be used to end corporate lobbying.
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