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New York City mayor seeks billions from oil companies, blames them for climate change
The Washington Times ^ | January 10, 2018 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 01/11/2018 10:09:39 AM PST by detective

week after a brutal snowstorm froze New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered a one-two punch Wednesday in the name of climate change, announcing he will seek billions in damages from five major oil-and-gas companies while moving to divest from fossil fuels. “It’s time for them to start paying for the damage they have done,” Mr. de Blasio said at a press conference at the Manhattan Youth Center. “It’s time for Big Oil to take responsibility for the devastation they have wrought.”

The two-front attack was promptly pilloried by industry groups as a cynical political stunt, even as it put New York City at the forefront of the environmental movement’s campaign to recruit local governments as allies in the climate change fight.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; deblasio; nyc; oilcompanies
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The city has filed a lawsuit against five top energy producers, blaming the companies for greenhouse-gas emissions that he said have produced disasters such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
1 posted on 01/11/2018 10:09:39 AM PST by detective
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To: detective

Now, if one were looking for a person unfit for office by reason of insanity...


2 posted on 01/11/2018 10:11:22 AM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: detective

“If our products are so dangerous to your health, we’ll quit selling to you immediately” would be my response.


3 posted on 01/11/2018 10:11:32 AM PST by BipolarBob (At one time I held the world record as the worlds youngest person on the planet.)
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To: detective

Discovery will be fun to watch.


4 posted on 01/11/2018 10:11:33 AM PST by hollywood
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To: detective

All NY state and NYC pols can do is file lawsuits trying to shake down banks and energy companies as they sink in the cesspool of pension promises to hundreds of thousands of retired government workers. The quicker they sink, the better.


5 posted on 01/11/2018 10:14:32 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: detective

At least he’s suing defendants with plenty of money to fight back.


6 posted on 01/11/2018 10:15:03 AM PST by circlecity
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To: hollywood
Discovery will be fun to watch.

Exactly. Let's see Man Made Global Warming put on trial in a court of law. Let's go through all the "science". First motion? No use of the word consensus, it's hearsay and not relevant to the allegations. The science will be examined by experts.

7 posted on 01/11/2018 10:15:04 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being rich or stupid!)
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To: hollywood

No standing.does not have legal footing for a product approved and in use for over 100 years.


8 posted on 01/11/2018 10:15:35 AM PST by DownInFlames
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To: detective

Bill de Blasio’s only proof is Algore ?


9 posted on 01/11/2018 10:16:11 AM PST by butlerweave
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Pretty soon they’ll sue the GOOD LORD for faulty design of the earth I guess.....


10 posted on 01/11/2018 10:16:11 AM PST by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: detective

I do think the use of fossil fuels has affected the climate, but we have all benefited greatly from electricity and gasoline-powered vehicles. Does DeBlasio think windmills will power New York City?


11 posted on 01/11/2018 10:16:35 AM PST by reaganaut1
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The sun runs the climate. Fossil fuels may have contributed to smog and some pollution, but they are a fourth-order effect on the climate. Sun runs the show.


12 posted on 01/11/2018 10:18:26 AM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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I would look into EVERY TIME the De Blasio went somewhere by plane, train or automobile.

I would look into his personal and business and city energy usage.

Then counter sue as a co conspirator as a knowing and willing accomplice.

This is a frivolous lawsuit that will cost the city taxpayers millions

13 posted on 01/11/2018 10:18:43 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: detective

Mayor Aluminum Foil Hat strikes again.


14 posted on 01/11/2018 10:19:02 AM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: reaganaut1

You wonder what they plan to use for heat.


15 posted on 01/11/2018 10:19:08 AM PST by ichabod1 (People don't want to believe it be what it be but it is.)
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To: detective

Mr. SUV is such an a-hole.

16 posted on 01/11/2018 10:21:29 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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He needs to raise the gas tax in NY to the same as what the cigarette tax is - that’ll show them....


17 posted on 01/11/2018 10:24:04 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone? I think Trump may give it back...)
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Will Bill de Blasio is Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Mahatma Gandhi all rolled into one ,The One ,LOL


18 posted on 01/11/2018 10:24:36 AM PST by butlerweave
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"At least he’s suing defendants with plenty of money to fight back.

Yes they do have plenty of money, but won't they end up charging the homeowner more for the fuel?

19 posted on 01/11/2018 10:25:03 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: detective

Did this jackass ever drive a car?


20 posted on 01/11/2018 10:26:29 AM PST by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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