Al Gore/New York AG press conference on ‘the potential of commencing new investigations or joining ongoing investigations,’ on climate change.
This press conference will likely cover everything from #CleanPowerPlan to #Exxonknew, so those are likely the hashtags to use for Twitter.
Short update from Politico this morning below:
WHAT WILL SCHNEIDERMAN SAY? POLITICO’s Elana Schor: “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s Tuesday event on climate change will likely discuss ‘the potential of commencing new investigations or joining ongoing investigations,’ a spokeswoman for the Connecticut attorney general said, but that state does not expect to reveal a formal endorsement of Schneiderman’s probe into ExxonMobil. Schneiderman’s planned appearance in New York with former Vice President Al Gore and the attorneys general of six states has stoked speculation about new investigations into Exxon’s communications about its knowledge of climate science.” http://politico.pro/1TfdmFz [federal Pro]
–Schneiderman will appear with Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and United States Virgin Island Attorney General Claude Walker at at 11:30 a.m. at his Manhattan office, 120 Broadway, 25th Floor.
You can watch the press conference live here: http://totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=nysoagpress
h/t to Matt Dempsey
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Shouldn’t the title be,”Al Gore joins farces [er, forces] with New York Attorney General to persecute “deniers”?? Seems more appropriate to me. Can’t have people contradicting the accepted orthodoxy without punishment. Blasphemy for the 21st century. Burning of heretics is just around the liberal corner.
..I guess poor Al is running out of ” Monkey ” money !
In Cockney rhyming slang a “monkey” was GBP25 quid. I guess Al has redefined that to mean 25mil!
It’s not going to be difficult finding a horde of reputable scientists who can defend the skeptical point of view, although it would not be a simple minded as a claim : “Yes/No, humans are causing global warming.” The key to this case is to paint the picture realistically – skepticism by and large is about the EXTENT and DANGER and prospect of global warming, none of which can be supported by the current data.
What I find mind boggling is the vast majority of scientists globally are literally winging it at the moment re our climatic and geological systems’ interaction, because we dont understand a lot.
So what exactly could have Exxon known that the rest don’t?
Totally bogus. Nothing but pantomime folks, an effort to associate all sceptical science with Exxon’s mysterious “proof CO2 causes CAGW” that no one else has come close to proving, Exxon have some damned good scientists on their payroll, not
..Scientists are just ” winging it ” for now because they are waiting for a real President to occupy the White House !
To bad we don’t have one of those running this year.
I’m interested to know what grounds these investigations are justified.
I know that most of what’s on the idiot box (TV) is garbage but I let my son watch it anyway. Does this mean Al Gore is coming to get me for hiding what I knew? Once he’s done with eevil ExxonMobil that is.
Barry Kabana knows the US economy is in a parlous state, he’s the top dog after all, but he still keeps banging on about green jobs; maybe he’s ahead of me in the queue for the Goreacle’s witch-hunt. Phew.
It is based on a ” Liberal Socialist ” view of the world ! Agenda 21 is their target ….
Something about a persecution complex comes to mind each time I see noise from Al Gore.
As a moth is drawn to destruction in the flame, as are these empty vessels drawn to public office.
Almost like AL desperately wants to be a martyr.
I am sick and tired of the political scheming that is CAGW.
Being now convinced of the mendacity and gullibility that drives this mass hysteria, I find it difficult to humour the fools and bandits who strive to gain from this nonsense.
We are ,as a society, suffering parasitic overload.
The dead weight of clueless and useless persons, is dragging our civilization to a standstill.
Al Gore being the perfect personification of the modern Progressive Elite.
Has any one a single example of Al’s actions benefiting the productive members of his society?
Any net good come from his decades of feeding at the public trough?
CAGW feels like a Marie Antoinette moment.
The freeloaders have come to take their status as in-volatile, not subject to the angry reaction of those they feed off of.
Welfare states seem to encourage such misconceptions.
Perhaps Exxon Mobil and all the other oil companies should suspend selling all oil related products in the State of New York as a precaution, until this litigation runs its course.
Agreed completely. I think oil companies should refuse to sell to states that outlaw fracking and to any activist saying fossil fuel must go. Why should oil companies help these people violate their beliefs?
I don’t think you can do that for people merely expressing an opinion. However, there could be a clause written into the sentences for activists engaged in crime such as obstructing drilling, that from then on, energy companies may only supply them with energy from renewable sources. SInce it is difficult to say where any one supply actually comes from, it could be based on a minimum level of wind and solar generation, say 10% of total demand, below which their supplies would be cut off.
The first amendment specifically states the government specifically shall not engage in activities that impact free speech and the freedom to gather. I long for a time when that was a sacred order and heavily defended by all three branches of government.
Back when McCain/Feingold was being litigated in front of the Supreme Court, the justices lifted a penumbra and found a “state interest” exception to the 1st amendment.
That is, government can’t make any law restricting free speech unless it’s in the government’s interest to do so.
I’ve no real handle on what this signifies. Does the Green Blob believe:
a) Its star is still in the ascendancy and It has sufficient power and public support to suppress effective criticism and opposition for ever?
or
b) it is on the ropes and fighting for its life with every tooth and claw it can muster.
If (a) and it is true with no hope in sight of a skeptic fight back then the skeptics can always just recant on the pyre and accept salvation from the Blob. Or go heroically to their doom like Giordano Bruno.
If (b) and the Blob loses this fight then there is zero possible hope of salvation for them after scamming the World for nigh on half a Century and blowing untold terabucks of tax payers hard-earned while depriving them of an energy infrastructure and a working economy. If the Blob falters here it will resemble a chopper with a tail rotor malfunction in no time at all.
Interesting times.
But Al must know what he’s doing – look at all those screens and papers and stuff!
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q219/bitbol/post/al_gore_computer.png
Al might know exactly what he is doing; what’s his left hand doing under the desk?
The office ergonomics people would have a few uncomplimentary things to say about how he’s going about manual work here.
…Oooooooooooh ! LOL
Cluttered desk, empty mind!
If EXXON goes to court over this, I hope they bring in as part of their evidence, the climate gate emails.
And, with any luck, the ‘consensus’ itself will have to provide evidence that it is true, including deposing witnesses ‘under oath’, no less. I hope ExxonMobil does not stipulate to the assumption that is in play with this ‘threat of investigation’ extortion.
The warmists have assumed that Exxon was spreading lies. Is it a conspiracy to spread the truth?
Their inorignorancnce is only exceeded by there arrogance . . .
What is funny is every time we see alarmists’ emails it turns into another climategate. I would love to read Al Gore’s emails. Can anyone say #convenientFRAUDgate.
Consensus is changing
I see your point but I would modify it – there never was a REAL consensus to begin with. It was a myth and mythology changes all the time – it’s in the nature of the beast, IMO.
Liberals are praying they keep the white house cause the legal system will become real clogged real fast!
Legal system? It stopped being a legal system with Holder, IMO. Look at Hillary, running for President when she should be preparing her court case? Not to worry, even if charged, the administration would only pardon her, anyway. You see, some (political) animals are more equal than others. The law only applies to us – not them?
Prosecute Gore for Environmental Fraud, Terrorism, & Extortion! Grab his buddy DiCaprio, too!
They would have to prove that the event being “denied” unambiguoisly and alone caused some actual avoidable harm. I think that is a very tough call
Al Gore joins faeces [er, forces] with New York Attorney General to persecute “deniers”.
there, fixed.
I would love to see the science debated in court. Go for it Al! You can’t defend your position. Remember the British Courts said that you couldn’t show your movie to British kids unless you revealed the 9 outstanding errors in the science (there were more but they only condemned those 9). Unfortunately, they won’t allow the science to be disputed because those who do the deciding are not scientist. We need a way to deal with scientific issues once and for all – and elimination of the political propaganda. Well, I can dream, can’t I?
I see that there are so many people saying things about climate without having a clue of what climate is. And Al Gore is one of the loudest. Of course, he is a politician trying to gather more votes, but it seems he doesn’t realize how dangerous that is.
The german green party parliaments tell the ‘informed’ media the energy companies did fat marges the last decades.
and that professinal media serves such uncommented to the people.
These politicians, they understand the laws that are discussed and they comply?
If one company wants to buy an other one there is an investigation in preventing monopolization.
In the end there’s left 5.
So how fat pofits: 3%, 5% ?
When every one has to withstand his competitors?
Just a little example what this kind true belive -and their colleags long gone resigned to teach them.
And how such goes by media through to ‘the masses’
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Of course such elite stomaches 40 decades 5% sums up to an alltime 200%
Of course 40 ys times 5%.
As many others I’m just bored and tired of that never ending stuff – same as it ever was.