Royal Dutch Shell cuts ties with Alec over rightwing group's climate denial

Shell joins BP in corporate exodus from membership of the conservative, free-market lobbying group, which continues to deny the science of climate change Royal Dutch Shell have announced they will end their membership of the far-right American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) because of its continuing denial of the science of climate change. In a statement released on Friday, a Shell spokesman said: "Alec advocates for specific economic growth initiatives, but its stance on climate change is ...