What the Sierra Club wants you to know about Elon Musk

[4now]

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There have got to be better topics of debate than whether @elonmusk is committed to climate action. He has dedicated his career to the mission of replacing fossil fuels with clean energy & has strongly backed the Sierra Club's advocacy work. We are proud to have his support.

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Setting all else aside, @elonmusk has spent his career focused on tackling the climate crisis & advancing clean energy. We know that from his work with Tesla & Solar City. And, we know that from his generous $6m in financial support for our climate advocacy @sierraclub (1/2)

Executive director of the @sierraclub,

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We're proud of Elon's support of our work. -- and, we will continue vigorously fighting the climate deniers in the GOP. But Elon's innovation and leadership on climate cannot be denied.

The ACLU pipes up too.

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This article from Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/14/1780618/-Daily-Kos-Unmasked-as-Top-Purity-Tester

[JI7]

1. yes, but still need laws and regulations

[boston bean]

2. Just stop donating to people and groups that don't give a shit about the environment, human rights

and democracy.

[brush]

3. Didn't it just come out that Musk gave to a trump supporting PAC?

[kcr]

5. It sure did.

It seems the fan club will have to work extra hard for a little while.

[still_one]

4. Perhaps the dirty little secret about Musk was his donations so republicans could control the House

https://www.salon.com/2018/07/14/elon-musk-revealed-as-one-of-the-largest-donors-for-a-house-republican-pac/?ref=hvper.com&utm_source=hvper.com&utm_medium=website


So excuse me if I am somewhat skeptical, but donating to a political party who DOESN'T believe in global warming seems somewhat of a disconnect to me

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I think it would be helpful for folks to actually read Musk's reasons for giving to the R's.

He clearly states that when you give to both political parties, this giving allows you to have your voice heard. That's it.

He does not support R policies and that much is clear.

He has given much more money to the Democrats because this is what he believes in. But he also wants the R's to listen to him, and giving them a pittance allows him a seat at the table.

Read the article.

[Raine]

8. Thank you Peggy

often there's more to things then it appears, thanks for clarity on this.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. You're welcome, my dear Raine.

The article makes it crystal clear where Musk stands.

[a kennedy]

10. Thanks for this......sometimes we forget the forest through the trees business......

Step back, realize Elon Musk IS A GOOD GUY.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I appreciate your kind words, kennedy!

He is a good guy, for sure.

[onecaliberal]

7. Sorry but financially supporting republicans for elective office who do not believe in

Climate change at all, people who have done everything to overturn and roll back regulations, is not supporting their mission.

[kcr]

12. Exactly. He doesn't care what his "free speech" actually does to people

when those he's paying to talk to are actually elected because of that support. He's a billionaire. It will never affect him. I can't believe I'm seeing that argument here on DU, of all places.

[MicaelS]

13. Musk is trying to spread humankind into space.

That is so important to me, I will cut him nearly any amount of slack.

[Xolodno]

14. Lot of "throw him under the bus" responses...

...so I'll say this;

Virtually all corporations, wealthy individuals, etc. donate to both parties. They have to. If they don't, they get crapped on when legislation is enacted. If they donate to only one party, they are hosed big time.

Yeah, it sucks. But that's how corrupt the system is currently. Oh and say thank you to the Supreme Court for making it even more corrupt...hell, even enabling Russia to interfere in the last election.

Purity tests belong to the Republicans....and we all know how well they will fare.