For kick-ass court rulings, apparently.
First up, the money hungry ways of the Global Warming Death Cult members has had a halt brought to it
The courts do not have the authority or the expertise to decide injury lawsuits concerning global warming, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled yesterday in dismissing a suit brought by the State of California against six car companies.
The decision, by Judge Martin J. Jenkins, was welcome news for automakers, which had suffered a defeat last week in federal court in Vermont.
In the case decided yesterday, California claimed that the six car companies produced vehicles that accounted for more than 20 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions in the United States and more than 30 percent of those in California.
The suit claimed that the emissions were a public nuisance and sought billions of dollars in damages.
Judge Jenkins wrote that a resolving of the questions presented in the suit was not a proper task for the courts.
“The adjudication of plaintiff’s claim would require the court to balance the competing interests of reducing global warming emissions and the interests of advancing and preserving economic and industrial development,†Judge Jenkins wrote.
The two decisions are not necessarily at odds. They collectively suggest that states may address climate change through their legislatures and executive branches but not through the courts.
Billions of dollars. They wanted billions of dollars from companies that built products that have served those who brought suit their entire lives. Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
The other decision that made me smile was the win for Caterpillar Corp. over the parental units of St. Pancake, Rachel Corrie.
I haven’t posted this in a good long time, but today seems appropriate
Ahh, I feel relieved now.