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Supreme Court signals interest in hearing a major climate change case that could be a 'nightmare' for liberals
Fox News ^ | June 15, 2024 | Brianna Herlihy

Posted on 06/15/2024 1:28:25 PM PDT by Twotone

The Supreme Court seemed to signal interest this week in taking up a challenge launched by Hawaii against big oil companies to hold them liable for climate change, and some Democrats are suggesting the high court is "captured" for the fossil fuel industry.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on a petition to hear a lawsuit brought by the City of Honolulu against major fuel companies including Sunoco, Exxon and Chevron, claiming the companies’ products cause greenhouse gas emissions and global warming without warning consumers about the risks.

The city employed a series of state laws like public nuisance and trespass measures and said the companies should pay billions to the state to abate the effects of climate change like weather events, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding and global warming generally.

The high court gave DOJ no deadline for the solicitor general’s input, but its request indicates a high likelihood the court wants to hear the case.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: agw; chevron; climatechange; econuts; extortionracket; exxon; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hawaii; honolulu; lawfare; lawsuits; oilcompanies; scotus; sunoco; supremecourt
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To: bray

“Communists are really good at solving imaginary problems which always lead to real problems.”

Communists are really good at solving imaginary problems which they cause and always leads to real problems.

Fixed it!


61 posted on 06/16/2024 3:33:04 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The media has one job and even with Constitutional protections they cannot do it.)
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To: adorno

Want to fix climate change? Here are some tips:

1. Those hills in California need to be cut down so air can freely circulate. The smog gets trapped between the hills and the air quality is reduced.

2. Clean up all the polluted rivers around the world. The Ganges is a cesspool and when the water evaporates, all the crap that’s part of the distillate rises into the air.

3. Create new fresh water resources from salt water and pipe it inland so new agriculture can take root. It will also improve hygiene. This creates new economies for agricultural products and the greenery will add O2 into the atmosphere.

All of this is cheaper and easily doable than the money grab the WEF is doing without any tangible results.

Want me to believe?

Show me the project plan with timeline and resources.
Show me the risk management and mitigation plan.
How much is the project going to cost?
Who is going to pay for it?
Who will be held accountable if the plan fails, as it will surely fail?

Answer those questions and I will listen. If not, then we will know as we already do that this is a hoax.


62 posted on 06/16/2024 3:40:33 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The media has one job and even with Constitutional protections they cannot do it.)
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To: sasquatch

A distinction without a difference.


63 posted on 06/16/2024 3:57:24 AM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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To: Twotone

If Hawaii can sue the hydrocarbon industry for perceived ill effects, then we should be able to sue leftist governments for the damage they do to society.


64 posted on 06/16/2024 4:38:30 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: Mears

details...details. Lol


65 posted on 06/16/2024 5:00:45 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: adorno
Used to have a t-shirt that said this:

66 posted on 06/16/2024 7:19:24 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Twotone

Why is Hawaii a state? Can’t we sell it to say North Korea? All the leftists they elect there - like that lunatic Hirono would love it. Ship it off to the Dear leader Kim Jung Un and take Zuckerturd as well


67 posted on 06/16/2024 12:26:18 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: for-q-clinton
The high court gave DOJ no deadline for the solicitor general’s input, but its request indicates a high likelihood the court wants to hear the case.

This belongs in the Speculation Forum - not the Editorial one.

68 posted on 06/16/2024 9:16:47 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: adorno
The court will have to place this interest in oil danger in it's proper location, as the prosecution of the dangers of DHMO have not produced much advancement thru the courts.

Expects say that it may be years before any definitive action will be taking place, if ever.

69 posted on 06/16/2024 9:21:08 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ridesthemiles

People IGNORE the warnings on tobacco products, so it’s high time that they be made ILLEGAL!!!


70 posted on 06/16/2024 9:22:53 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: xzins

OK, but not NEARLY as melodious as:

Humuhumunukunukuapua`a!


71 posted on 06/16/2024 9:24:33 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

https://youtu.be/AwgiYmrx-qA


72 posted on 06/16/2024 10:28:35 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Ok, why tell me about it?


73 posted on 06/17/2024 5:27:41 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Twotone

Practically every day there’s an article of the day bashing the Supreme Court. This is only instituion unable to be totally captured by the beast power (globalists). They can do nothing about it so they are building up the notion that it’s compromised in order to either water it down by expanding it with liberal judges or outright ignoring rulings...as Biden did with the student loan payoffs.


74 posted on 06/17/2024 5:30:24 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC; ebb tide
Practically every day there’s an article of the day bashing the Supreme Court.

This is to offset the daily blurb from ebb tide that bashes his current supervisor who resides in Vatican City.

75 posted on 06/17/2024 6:05:27 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Twotone

I just don’t get the hate for oil companies. I have to wonder how the lives of these idiots would be improved right now without fossil fuels.


76 posted on 06/17/2024 11:46:07 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Elsie

What exactly are your thoughts on the one who resides in Vatican City, Elsie?

Pro or Con?

Is it any of your business?


77 posted on 06/17/2024 6:03:16 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

Not my monkey.


78 posted on 06/17/2024 6:49:12 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Twotone

Fences put up around Supreme Court tonight.


79 posted on 06/17/2024 6:50:16 PM PDT by dforest ( )
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To: Elsie

You sure seem obsessed with that monkey when you cross-reference it so often.

Doe elsie have that monkey living in elsie’s mind, rent-free?


80 posted on 06/17/2024 6:52:33 PM PDT by ebb tide
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