Lucas,
Google presents itself as a forward-thinking, innovative corporation.
But Google's membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pits this supposed public-interest champion squarely against the public, as the U.S. Chamber pushes brutal austerity measures, the deregulation of polluting industries, limitless corporate influence in politics and cuts to consumer protections.
Tell Google to end its allegiance with the U.S. Chamber and to be a public-interest champion.
Tell Google to withdraw its membership from the U.S. Chamber.
More than 13,000 Public Citizen activists have already joined the campaign calling on Google to part ways with the U.S. Chamber.
Google's annual shareholder meeting is this Thursday.
We're delivering the petitions before the meeting, so now is your last chance to sign.
Add your name to the petition calling on Google to quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Thanks for all that you do,
Rick Claypool
Public Citizen's Online Action Team
Lucas,
You can "google" anything, right?
Have you ever tried to search for how much Google spends to influence elections?
While Google provides access to multitudes of information on the Internet at the click of a mouse, the company keeps information about its political spending well hidden.
Let Google know that accountability matters to you.
We know Google has supported some good policies in the past — from green energy to Internet privacy — but without knowing where the company's political dollars are going, it's next to impossible to know if Google is undermining the very causes it promotes.
But what little evidence we have isn't pretty.
Google is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a dark money juggernaut that spent more than $35 million in the 2012 elections. The U.S. Chamber also supports regressive policies such as fracking and the kind of financial deregulation that led to the economic meltdown of 2008.
If Google is serious about its principles, it should adopt a policy to (1) fully disclose its political spending and it should (2) end its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Sign our letter to Google's founders asking them to take these two important steps.
Google's CEO and co-founder Larry Page once said, "We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone."
Tell Google: Don't be evil.
Thanks for all that you do,
Kelly Ngo
Public Citizen's Online Action Team
action@citizen.org
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