Stray thought
If the "fossil fuel industry," coal fired power plants, oil companies, carmakers, etc., are actively and intentionally influencing public policy away from limiting greenhouse gas emissions, are they legally liable for damage and deaths that result?
I think it would take a severe effort towards intentional corporate ignorance for them to claim that they didn't know, and by taking a side in the "argument" by funding global warming denial groups, I think they may have given up that right.
(I recognize that conclusively proving such a thing would be well nigh imposible. Just a stray thought.)
I think it would take a severe effort towards intentional corporate ignorance for them to claim that they didn't know, and by taking a side in the "argument" by funding global warming denial groups, I think they may have given up that right.
(I recognize that conclusively proving such a thing would be well nigh imposible. Just a stray thought.)
posted by mikevotes at
9:23 PM
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I expect some political leaders would be prime targets, along with corporates.
They are using 'tobacco company' scientists to come up with credible denials of greenhouse gas effects.
The corps might be paying for the info, but the politicians seem all to ready to adopt it. I wonder what is in it for them.... he thinks idly.
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Cartledge, at 12:26 AM
I think that's actually a brilliant idea. In the least, if no litigation comes, it may be a way to bring needed attention to the sources and rising levels of polluters—namely CO2.
Nice, stray thought! On target.
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zen, at 7:57 AM
Ask the tobacco companies (like cartledge said).
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Greyhair, at 11:49 AM
Tobacco was the direct model I was thinking of. Again, I think proving direct damages would be nearly impossible until sea levels rise, but just as a thought, I found it interesting.
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mikevotes, at 1:15 PM
This is exactly the argument that was made by a coalition of indigenous Alaskan tribes in their friend-of-the-court brief to Massachusetts v. EPA. They assert that uncurbed greenhouse gas emissions are threatening the lives and livelihood.
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Anonymous, at 5:33 PM
Responded at your place.
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mikevotes, at 6:27 PM
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