Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon Mobil, et al. Part 2: RICO-teering

When it comes to unsupportable political assertions and accusations, the above problems and what I covered in Part 1 are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon Mobil, Part 1

It is filled with so many faulty assertions and accusations that I’ll have to split it into two parts.

Puerto Rico Greens Launch a RICO Lawsuit Against Big Oil

Big oil is accused of conspiring to deceive the public into thinking the current warming might not have been caused by Anthropogenic CO2.

First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico

“Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area,” says Roberson. “We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska,…

France declares ‘calamité agricole’ after record cold

Farmers across France will receive government support after the agriculture minister acknowledged the damage the cold had wreaked on crops; with the cold snap set to continue across the country.…

“Zimbabwe and Puerto Rico … provide models” for our Renewable Energy Future

According to Boston Review, we have to surrender our obsession with continuous electricity supply to save the world from climate change.

No “Swamp” to See Here — EPA Quietly Hires ‘Climate RICO’ Ringleader

From the but, but, but David Legates! department By CHRIS HORNER GAO,  Can’t Spell The Swamp Without E-P-A Following up on this gem posted earlier, the topic of properly using — or misusing — law…

E&E Legal Wins Major Rulings in Two Separate Vermont Public Records Suits Involving AG's Climate RICO Crusade

. For Immediate Release: July 27, 2017Contact: info@eelegal.org 202-810-2001 E&E Legal Wins Major Rulings in Two Separate Vermont Public Records Suits Involving AG’s Climate RICO Crusade Washington, D.C. – The…

RICO lawsuit against Climate Action Network @CANIntl moves forward

Leo Goldstein writes: There is good news in my lawsuit against the Climate Alarmism Enterprise – the Court set the trial schedule, thereby rejecting Defendants’ motions to dismiss. The jury…

The First Climate Change RICO Lawsuit is Filed by DefyCCC.com Editor

As first reported on WUWT, Leo Goldstein, a mathematician and the editor of DefyCCC.com, is suing multiple corporations and funds under RICO, alleging retaliation against witnesses, tampering with witnesses, bribery,…

Climate skeptic basher John Cook joins the George Mason University #RICO20 gang

Via GMU press release: We are delighted to announce that John Cook, PhD will be joining our team as a Research Assistant Professor, beginning January 2017. Initially trained as a…

EXCLUSIVE: Climate skeptic files sweeping RICO lawsuit against most all climate related NGO's, and some individuals

Jury trial demanded in filing made in United States District Court, Lubbock, Texas today The cover page reads: LEONID GOLDSTEIN Plaintiff v. CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK, CERES INC., ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC.,…

Uh, oh – House science committee to draw a line in the sand tomorrow for #RICO20 and #ExxonKnew

Hearing: Affirming Congress’ Constitutional Oversight Responsibilities WASHINGTON – Wednesday, September 14, at 10 a.m. EST, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing titled Affirming Congress’ Constitutional…

RICO Charges Against 'Climate Deniers': A Case of Goose and Gander

Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball As the people in power, like Al Gore and the White House, see the false claim of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) losing public interest they…

Union of Concerned Scientists makes shameless ploy for $2 million to protect #RICO 20

From the “Kenji is not pleased” department. Can you imagine the wailing and caterwauling if say, Heartland or The Competitive Enterprise Institute tried something like this? In my opinion, the…

Uh, oh. Committee Ramps Up Investigation, Threatens Use of Compulsory Process Against Members of #RICO20

  WASHINGTON –  Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today sent letters to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, and eight environmental…

Activists admit at forum they’ve been working with NY AG on climate RICO campaign for over a year

From Energy in Depth’s Katie Brown At a forum on Wednesday hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, several climate activists including Naomi Oreskes and representatives from the Union of Concerned…

AG's striking back at #ExxonKnew and #RICO20 say – "we can come after climate alarmists for fraud, too"

From the Washington Times and the department of “Mutally Assured Destruction” (MAD) comes this blowback. If Democratic attorneys general can pursue climate change skeptics for fraud, then also at risk…

Quote of the week: Best response to #RICO20 #ExxonKnew Attorney Generals ever

I don’t usually go for this sort of language, but sometimes, you just have to bow to the absurd, dive in, and say things in language that simple minded people…

Here we go again: Massachusetts AG Demands Docs From More Conservative Skeptic Groups #RICO20

From Mike Bastasch at the Daily Caller: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is now the latest state prosecutor to start investigating conservative groups with supposed ties to ExxonMobil, after she…

An Open Letter to the #ExxonKnew #RICO20 Attorneys General about Climate Change

From the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation: Dear Attorneys General, You’re not stupid. Stupid people don’t graduate from law school. Neither are you generally ignorant. You know lots…

RICO actions on #ExxonKnew were planned before any 'investigative' stories were even published

InsideClimate: NY AG started RICO planning before any InsideClimate stories were released Katie Brown, Energy in Depth Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists today believe the egg…

More #RICO20 GMU emails released

While some emails were released previously here, due to a glitch in my system, I didn’t get a second file link posted that I should have. Many of the emails…

Crowd-source this document dump: The GMU #RICO20 emails are now online in full

As readers know, last week CEI scored a final court victory on the FOI request for GMU’s emails in the RICO20 case. In the final days, while GMU was prepared…