BP, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, is leaving the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in yet another blow to the conservative advocacy coalition.
National Journal reported BP’s departure on Monday. It’s the latest major company to have left the organization.
“We continually assess our engagement with policy and advocacy organizations, and based on our most recent assessment, we have determined that we can effectively pursue policy matters of current interest to BP without renewing our membership in ALEC,” a BP spokesman told National Journal.
ALEC blamed BP’s decision on “economic challenges” in the business sector, according to National Journal.
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Yelp, eBay and Facebook have all departed ALEC as well. Google chairman Eric Schmidt accused ALEC of “literally lying” about climate change when his company left.