House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended a U.N. climate conference in Madrid on Dec 2, 2019, to announce that the U.S. is still part of the Paris Agreement, despite President Trump giving the U.N. formal notice of withdrawal from the pact in November. Image: Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesIn the courtroom, as every lawyer knows, you can win or lose by a little. You can also win or lose by a lot. Last week, in its climate-change lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp.
New York’s legal pursuit of Texas-based Exxon Mobil began in 2015 under Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and continued under his successors. What started as an allegation of “a longstanding fraudulent scheme by Exxon . . . to deceive investors” about climate change ended with Letitia James, who...
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opinion Curt_Levey If the sky is falling climate change believers really believed what they preach, they would demand more nuclear electric generators and scientific research. Nuclear generation eliminates carbon emissions, but they aren't serious about carbon emissions.
opinion Curt_Levey Real solutions like shutting down fossil fuel operations? Or getting those who contribute to climate change to pay for people to adapt? Lawsuits wouldn't be necessary if gov'ts and corporations were serious about solving the problem.
opinion Curt_Levey What's needed is a grassroots movement. Boycott all gas, and oil, including companies that use it to provide things like electricity. All those that don't are enablers.
opinion Curt_Levey The problem is over population
opinion Curt_Levey Yea, were it not for these pesky lawsuits the oil companies would be toiling away trying to figure new ways to convince the public that global warming is a hoax and fossil fuels are good for the environment.
opinion Curt_Levey When some legal activity turns out to be really dangerous and bad, you change the law to protect yourselves.
opinion Curt_Levey What a massive waste of time and money. The citizens of the state of should be outraged.
opinion Curt_Levey Tell Curt to stop writing garbage and find real solutions
opinion Curt_Levey The oil and gas industry is about one thing: making money. If there are any problems or blowbacks, they will throw money at it. They own this country.
opinion Curt_Levey what people & resources are diverted by lawsuits against oil companies? just lawyers. nobody needs them for anything other than law suits. it's possible to get on with real work, if one is so inclined.
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