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    Echoes of new york’s failure: Connecticut files climate lawsuit

    ECHOES OF NEW YORK’S FAILURE: CONNECTICUT FILES CLIMATE LAWSUIT

    Connecticut AG files suit against Exxon for deception over climate change impacts. NY did that and lost, and NY has a strong statute that should have helped had there been any merit to the claim.

    The "media" barely covered a minor part of the NY case: prior to the trial on the merits the judge held a hearing that was basically a primer on climate science and man made climate change so that he could properly judge the case on the merits.

    That hearing tuned out to be a disaster for the man-caused warming crowd. The defense experts tore them up.

    Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday alleging deception over climate change impacts, rehashing the same, unfounded “Exxon Knew” claims that were unsuccessfully pushed in the failed New York Attorney General’s case against the company.

    The state’s decision isn’t surprising, considering Connecticut was one of the original players in a coalition of state attorneys general assembled with the intent of pursuing climate lawsuits. Since then, Connecticut has been supported by or benefitted from the same group of activists and wealthy donors including Pay Up Climate Polluters, 350.org, and the State Energy & Environment Impact Center, but faces long odds of success as noted by the Washington Post:

    “Even if they remain in the states, climate lawsuits have a history of eventually losing steam. … And a month earlier, ExxonMobil prevailed over New York after the state alleged the company misled investors about how it calculated the financial risks of future climate regulations.
    “… The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) fell short even with a powerful anti-fraud law called the Martin Act, which does not require prosecutors to prove intent, at its disposal. The loss has discouraged other states from using their own investor-protection laws to prosecute oil firms.” (emphasis added)


    Four Years In The Making, But The Same Failed Arguments
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    The man-caused global warming lie will never be buried until our media sits up and flies right, and that won't happen until a lot of editors get dumped and new ones are hired with fresh, revitalizing ideas -- like doing their jobs as journalists.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    ECHOES OF NEW YORK’S FAILURE: CONNECTICUT FILES CLIMATE LAWSUIT

    Connecticut AG files suit against Exxon for deception over climate change impacts. NY did that and lost, and NY has a strong statute that should have helped had there been any merit to the claim.

    The "media" barely covered a minor part of the NY case: prior to the trial on the merits the judge held a hearing that was basically a primer on climate science and man made climate change so that he could properly judge the case on the merits.

    That hearing tuned out to be a disaster for the man-caused warming crowd. The defense experts tore them up.



    Read the rest of the article at the link.
    Since NYC slammed their face into a wall and didn't make it through, CT feels that if they slam their face into the wall, they might make it through.

    It would be entertaining if it weren't so sad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    The man-caused global warming lie will never be buried until our media sits up and flies right, and that won't happen until a lot of editors get dumped and new ones are hired with fresh, revitalizing ideas -- like doing their jobs as journalists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
    Since NYC slammed their face into a wall and didn't make it through, CT feels that if they slam their face into the wall, they might make it through.

    It would be entertaining if it weren't so sad.
    Considering they are paying for this, the taxpayers should be up in arms.
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    Another bogus lawsuit that will again go down in flames.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Considering they are paying for this, the taxpayers should be up in arms.
    The taxes paid in the tri-state area (by each household) is close some people's annual salaries elsewhere.

    They elected their AG. They should un-elect him if they don't like it. But you're right, I haven't heard anything that says the taxpayers have an issue with this.
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    The attorney's that sue still get paid and become famous with the activists to pull in more work.
    Exxon spends millions defending the frivolous case.
    The taxpayers pay the cost of the litigation.

    The lawyers make money no matter what the outcome is. The longer that case is stretched out, the more the lawyers make regardless of any outcome and the get activist creds to promote themselves for more money wasting law suits.

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    Are people so stupid that they will support a lawsuit that cannot ever prove that any company is responsible for climate change with their money. The biggest scam against their voters because these people will still vote for them. Stupid is is what stupid does.

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