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Geologist Accuses Apple of Political Bias in Removing App Countering Climate Alarmism
The Daily Signal ^ | March 11, 2019 | Kevin Mooney

Posted on 03/12/2019 8:32:44 AM PDT by CedarDave

Political figures who support the so-called Green New Deal and other proposals to restrict carbon dioxide emissions are up against some “inconvenient facts” that Americans may access immediately through a smartphone application, a geologist and author says.

But there’s one big problem. The app, called Inconvenient Facts, is available only to Android users through the Google Play Store. Since March 4, users of Apple’s iPhone no longer can access the app through the tech giant’s App Store.

Gregory Wrightstone, a geologist with more than three decades of experience, told The Daily Signal in an interview that he has his own opinion about what may have transpired inside Apple.

Wrightstone is the author of the book “Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know,” which served as the basis for the information available from the app.

He notes that former Vice President Al Gore, a leading proponent of the view that mankind’s activities propel dangerous climate change, is a board member of Apple.

“It’s very rare for an app to be approved and then taken down unless there is offensive material or some other extreme issue,” Wrightstone said of Apple’s action in a phone interview with The Daily Signal, adding:

We thought at first it may have been our fault. But I did a search on climate change and global warming in the Apple App Store and pulled up a whole bevy of pro-man-made global warming apps that are really bad. They are not formatted, they have incorrect spellings and no links.

But I suppose they have the political narrative right. Compared to these, our app is the gold standard. I made sure we had charts and links and references to the source for our data. This is all right in the palm of your hand.

A total of 60 facts in Wrightstone’s book are available through the Inconvenient Facts app to Android users. Complete with data, charts, and videos, they challenge the premise of alarmist theories about climate change that link man-made emissions to dangerous levels of global warming.

Before reversing itself March 4, Apple initially approved the Inconvenient Facts app for sale Feb. 3. Since that time, the app has been downloaded 13,000 times, according to figures Wrightstone provided.

He also points out that the app has earned positive reviews.

“A key takeaway here is that Apple has a monopoly over iPhone apps and the Apple App Store is the only place to get them,” Wrightstone said. “It appears that Apple has chosen to weaponize its control over purchasing apps to stifle science that doesn’t conform to its politically correct notions.”


TOPICS: Astronomy; Computers/Internet; Science; Weather
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"I'm(hopefully) putting it down to some low level agendanista activist"

Lisa Jackson was EPA Administrator for Obama. When she left that job she was hired to head up Apples environmental issues. In 2015 she was promoted to Vice-President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, and reports to Tim Cook.

Last year Trump invited Tim Cook to a state dinner for French Pres Macron. Cook doesn't have a wife so he took Lisa Jackson to the White House dinner so she could talk up the Paris Agreement with Macron.

Apple is a member of the Group, We Are Still In, which was created when Trump said he would unsign the Paris Agreement.

Apple is also a member of RE 100 which refers to 100% renewable energy.

In 2016 FERC gave Apple permission to sell excess power from their solar facilities to regional power markets in the US. Apple/Cook also owns substantial stock in the Chinese wind turbine company GoldWing

21 posted on 03/13/2019 9:31:26 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Dogbert41

Apple Moving to China? Where did you get that?

Apple has had products manufactured in China since LONG before AlGore was affiliated in any way with Apple.


22 posted on 03/13/2019 11:04:35 AM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: TheBattman

LOL. And where pray tell did you get that??? They moved manufacturing during the 90s when Al Gore was VP!


23 posted on 03/13/2019 5:30:52 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
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To: Dogbert41

What are you posting about? Al Gore became a board member in 2003...

Apple, as you stated, moved most of their manufacturing to China (and elsewhere) in the 90’s.

The post I was replying to claimed Apple moved manufacturing to China because Gore was on Apple’s board...


24 posted on 03/14/2019 9:16:50 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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