‘Climate homicide’: Could Big Oil be sued for disaster deaths? ‘Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Death’ urges new paper in the Harvard Environmental Law Review
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/03/20/climate-homicide-could-big-oil-be-sued-for-disaster-deaths-00086769?s=eenews BY: LESLEY CLARK CLIMATEWIRE | Oil majors are facing civil lawsuits in courts from Hoboken to Honolulu that could cost the industry hundreds of billions of dollars for its role in producing planet-warming emissions. But can petroleum producers be held criminally responsible for climate-related deaths that occurred after companies allegedly deceived the public about the […]
CNN: UN report warns ‘the climate time bomb is ticking’
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/03/21/exp-united-nations-climate-change-report-fst032112aseg1-cnni-world.cnn CNN’s John Vause speaks to scientist Katharine Hayhoe about a United Nations report that shows the world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe # Reuters: ‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” […]
Republicans take aim at offshore wind as whale deaths surge: ‘Moratorium on all projects’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-take-aim-offshore-wind-whale-deaths-surge-moratorium-projects By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News A group of House Republicans introduced a congressional resolution Tuesday, expressing concern about the potential impacts of offshore wind and calling for an immediate moratorium. The resolution — introduced by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., and cosponsored by Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Andy Harris, R-Md., Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y. — would […]