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Unfriendly Climate Greets Gore At Apple Meeting
theodp writes "Apple's shareholder meeting this week took on a Jerry Springer vibe, with harsh comments about Al Gore, former VP and Apple board member, setting the tone. Several stockholders took turns either bashing or praising Gore's high-profile views on climate change. Apple shareholder Shelton Ehrlich urged against Gore's re-election to the board, claiming that Gore 'has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted. If [the] advice he gives to Apple is as faulty as his views on the environment then he doesn't need to be re-elected.' Hey, at least he moved a few copies of Keynote, Shelton. Shareholders introduced proposals regarding Apple's environmental impact — one asking Apple to commit publicly to greenhouse gas reduction goals and to publish a formal sustainability report; another proposing that Apple's board establish a sustainability committee. These proposals were rejected by shareholders. However, preliminary voting results indicated that Gore was re-elected to Apple's Board."
Al Gore must melt the glaciers to retain his position on Apple's board
Sounds about as relevant as this news article.
Hey wait, there's a whale in trouble, I've gotta get out of here and save her!
Leave your mother out of this.
You're practically begging the denialists to come out and play. ...oh, it's a kdawson article. Carry on, then.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
Also, the Christian god wouldn't allow the earth to become uninhabitable.
I've known one AGW denier to use that argument.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
Clearly, Apple is trying to get rid of Linux as a competitor by melting the homes of penguins everywhere. Of course, they're not taking BSD into account...
I think Al Gore is a pretty cool guy. He saves the environment and doesn't afraid of anything.
And yet they'll at the same time start complaining about how they're being oppressed by moderation, even though they'll easily be dominating in the mod count. Mark my words.
It's really ridiculous. What ever happened to modding based on how reasonably a person is debating rather than whether the person matches your political ideology?
The only way I would lionize Dick Cheney would be while he was still alive, and it would involve actual lions.
it is currently a which hunt on both sides.
Well, man, don't leave me hanging! Which hunt is it?
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
Well, man, don't leave me hanging! Which hunt is it?
Why not check to see witch one floats.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Holy shit, with that happening to my reply, I really must be!
A good headline would be, "Half of Apple's Shareholders Are Dead Wrong But Vehemently Certain They Are Correct". ;)
Doesn't have to specify which side is which ;)
Seeing as they're probably mostly Apple users, both halves of them are.
However, preliminary voting results indicated that Gore was re-elected to Apple's Board.
Even though he's received the shareholder's majority vote, he's expected to lose the Apple electoral college vote.