“Green Amendment,” Proposition 2, Will Only Enrich Lawyers
Tom ReynoldsCo-Founder of Dryden Safe Energy Coalition … … [Editor’s Note: Proposition 2, a proposed “Green Amendment” to the New York State Constitution will only enrich greedy trial lawyers while depriving New Yorkers of their rights] Hunters and farmers are environmentalists and conservationists for the sake of the environment and not for power and control.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 14, 2021
Boulder Officials: Actually, Our Climate Lawsuit is About Driving “Systems-Level Change”
Three years ago, when the City and County of Boulder and the County of San Miguel introduced its climate lawsuit, the municipalities’ elected leaders made it unmistakably clear that their case was solely about seeking damages to pay for the costs associated with climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 12, 2021
Texas Governor: Climate Litigation Is An “Abusive” Use of the Law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged his state’s Supreme Court to accept a case that seeks to look into constitutional violations and conspiracy potentially committed by environmental plaintiffs’ attorney Matt Pawa and several California municipal officials suing energy companies for their alleged responsibility for climate change impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 27, 2021
Uncovered Documents Show Out-of-State Lawyers Stand to Make Millions on Minnesota Climate Lawsuit
New documents uncovered through an open records request provide fresh details about the millions of dollars a San Francisco law firm stands to gain if it prevails in a controversial climate lawsuit targeting oil and gas companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 19, 2021
Key Takeaways from the SCOTUS Baltimore Climate Case Hearing
Today’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the City of Baltimore’s climate litigation case went as both parties expected – focused on an arcane procedural rule.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
Research Chief Delivers Coup de Grâce Response to Harvard Researchers’ Debunked #ExxonKnew Paper
Circular arguments tend to occur when a speaker cherry picks information with the sole intent of arriving at a predetermined set of conclusions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2020
The Nationally Coordinated Climate Litigation Campaign Comes to Delaware
On Tuesday, the climate litigation campaign organized by plaintiffs’ lawyers and activists across the country enlisted its newest ally when Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced a public nuisance lawsuit against major energy companies over climate change impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 3, 2020
Key Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Money Behind Hoboken Climate Lawsuit
A review of key documents associated with the climate lawsuit filed by the city of Hoboken against major energy producers raise some big questions about the relationship between government leaders, one of the city’s retained law firms and a wealthy foundation that is paying for the case to proceed.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 2, 2020
Four Things To Know About Hoboken’s New Climate Lawsuit
The city of Hoboken, New Jersey joined the so far fruitless climate litigation campaign on Wednesday, filing a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2020
Hawai’i County Backtracks on Climate Lawsuit, Admits Would Do It For the Money
Local media is reporting that Hawai’i County is starting to backtrack on bringing a climate lawsuit against energy companies because similar cases around the country have been decisively defeated.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 18, 2020
The Scope of Appellate Review and the Federal Officer Question: What They Are and Why They Matter
Energy companies targeted by public nuisance lawsuits recently asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a mandate that would allow two California municipalities’ cases to proceed in state court, explaining that they plan to file a petition before the United States Supreme Court that will “raise a substantial question that has divided the circuits.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 6, 2020
DOJ Urges Court to Reconsider Oakland’s Climate Case
The U.S. federal government is pushing the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that revived Oakland and San Francisco’s lawsuits targeting energy companies for the alleged costs of climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2020
Seeking Big Payouts, Baseless Litigation Campaign Against Louisiana Energy Producers Harms State Economy
Plaintiffs’ attorneys, with the help of some powerful allies in government, have waged a seven-year litigation campaign against the Louisiana oil and natural gas industry, filing forty-three lawsuits on behalf of local governments seeking to blame the industry for coastal erosion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Texas Court Criticizes Climate “Lawfare” Against Energy Producers
On Thursday, an intermediate appellate court in Texas reluctantly denied a petition filed by ExxonMobil that sought pre-suit discovery of attorney Matt Pawa and the California municipalities bringing public nuisance lawsuits against the company for the alleged damages caused by climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Ninth Circuit Sends Oakland’s Climate Case Back to District Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two rulings in favor of California municipalities that are suing energy companies for alleged costs of combating climate change, allowing one case to proceed in state court while reversing the dismissal of another.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2020
New Climate Litigation Campaign Touts Failed Strategies From Failed Presidential Candidate
A new activist campaign has popped up seeking to promote climate litigation against major energy producers, but its leaders aren’t disclosing their donors and they’re endorsing a legal strategy that’s already a proven failure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Toss Out the First Amendment to Eliminate Oil and Gas
Throughout her campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has made dismantling the oil and natural gas sector a hallmark of her policy agenda.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 12, 2019
Activist Blog Dresses Up a Press Release in Desperate Bid for Attention on #ExxonKnew
If you are looking for a press release from supporters of the New York Attorney General on the upcoming #ExxonKnew trial, look no further than Dana Drugmand’s recent piece in Climate Liability News.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 26, 2019
Judge’s Ruling in Rhode Island Suit Against Fossil Fuels Raises Questions
Judge William Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island remanded Rhode Island’s lawsuit targeting 21 fossil fuel companies to state court on Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 21, 2019
Climate Costs Report is Just Another Rockefeller-Funded Climate Litigation Campaign Tactic
A new report by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) calculating the costs of adapting to sea level rise is little more than a poorly masked public relations endeavor, seeking to fuel the campaign pressuring cities across the United States into pursuing litigation against energy companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2019
‘I Believe in Suing Everybody:’ Activists Double Down on Climate Litigation
Last year wasn’t great for lawyers or environmentalists in the courts. Even though cities, counties, and one fishermen’s association filed lawsuits against major energy companies, none of the cases have gotten very far in the court system and many were thrown out entirely.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
More on Big Green and the Big Money Behind the Big Green Curtain
... … … Big Green, Inc. outspends industry by a very wide margin in grass-roots lobbying and gets away with it by using charitable tax status to hide the spending.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 4, 2019
Toronto Councilor’s Climate Litigation Motion Threatens Canadian “National Unity”
Climate litigation in Canada is hitting more roadblocks after Mike Layton, a member of the Toronto city council, introduced a motion that asks the city to track costs related to climate change and study legal strategies to “recover costs” from energy companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
New Reports Offer Solutions to Protect Against “Recent Surge” of Climate Liability Lawsuits
The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) recently released two reports examining the impacts of climate liability lawsuits in the United States. Waking- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2019
CANADIAN BUSINESS GROUPS CONDEMN VICTORIA’S DIVISIVE CLIMATE LITIGATION PUSH
Two associations representing business interests in the Canadian city of Victoria recently wrote letters to the city’s mayor, Lisa Helps, asking her to back away from a resolution calling for a class-action lawsuit from local municipalities demanding payment for climate related damages to local infrastructure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2019