Maine Sues Fossil Fuels Companies While Continue To Use Fossil Fuels For State Operations

Weirdly, there is nothing in the lawsuit about the state giving up their own use of fossil fuels, nor for the Attorney General of Maine. And Democrats wonder why Trump won

Maine attorney general files lawsuit against oil companies over climate change

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit in state court against a handful of major oil companies because he claims they have been deceiving Maine residents for decades about the role their fossil fuel products played in causing climate change.

The defendants listed in the lawsuit include BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell and Sunoco, as well as the American Petroleum Institute, the national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry.

Frey said the state of Maine is seeking to hold the companies accountable for failing to warn Mainers and concealing their knowledge about the devastating consequences of the increasing use of fossil fuels on the state’s people, economy and environment.

The lawsuit claims the defendants knew about the potentially catastrophic consequences an increasing use of fossil fuels would cause as early the 1960s, but decided to deploy strategic public relations campaigns designed to discredit the scientific consensus on climate change, create doubt in the minds of the public and delay the energy economy’s transition to a lower-carbon future. According to the state, this conduct has resulted in enormous financial burdens, public health impacts, property damage and other harms across Maine as a result of extreme weather, rising sea levels and warmer temperatures.

“For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their own science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects,” Frey said in a statement. “In so doing, they burdened the state and our citizens with the consequences of their greed and deception.”

The suit, weirdly, isn’t asking the companies to stop selling their products in Maine, particularly to the state of Maine, they just want money. It sure would be fun if the companies refused to sell their products to the state. It would not be fun for the residents of Maine if they could no longer get heating oil, natural gas, etc, since so many rely on it.

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9 Responses to “Maine Sues Fossil Fuels Companies While Continue To Use Fossil Fuels For State Operations”

  1. Doom and Gloom says:

    The lefts playbook.

    LEGISLATE

    LITIGATE

    REGULATE

    It’s how they intimidate people into adhereing to their horrible policies.

  2. mike mulcahey says:

    Seems to me Frey will have to prove humans are causing climate change. The leftie agenda is to purchase as many scientists as needed to produce a desired outcome. Disingenuous and dishonest and unfortunately Maine’s political agenda has zero to do with what is good for the residents. Game and grift is the reality.

  3. L.G.Brandon!, L.G.Brandon! says:

    The leftie/commie climate cultists are overplaying their hand just like the leftie/commie democrats here did. Hopefully the ensuing revolt will be likewise.

    People have forgotten what Liberty really means and need to start casting off and if necessary wiping out these dictatorial dicks.

    • Elwood P Dowd says:

      LG wants to start “wiping out these dictatorial dicks”.

      Who are they and how do you propose you murder them?

      • L.G.Brandon!, L.G.Brandon! says:

        Did I say murder? Is war murder? Is punishment for a crime murder? Why do you think wiping out our enemies is anything but self preservation?

        This from the guy whose party wants to actually murder the President, Supreme Court Justices and now it seems many new Cabinet appointees. Suddenly when are enemies are involved it’s murder.

        • Elwood P Dowd says:

          Got it. “Wiping out” the “enemies within” is justified, so is not murder, but just justified killings.

  4. Wylie1 says:

    The very same hypocrites who are mad about European settlers coming to America are all in favor of our borders being wide open.

  5. BLSinSC says:

    All this “climate crap” is just that CRAP! I’d love to see these companies offer a DEAL – We will end our supplying of Maine in lieu of continuing the suit! No money to grease the grifters – just end the suit and we’ll stop the climate affects from our products!

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