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., GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP, FORD FOUNDATION, THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL CORP., ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTMAKERS ASSOCIATION CORP., THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CORP., THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION CORP., WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE TRUST, US CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK CORP., GLOBAL CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION CORP., GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT US LLP, ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION CORP., FENTON COMMUNICATIONS CORP., WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC., GREENPEACE INC., GREENPEACE FUND INC., FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL CORP., FRIENDS OF THE EARTH US CORP., FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC., ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INC., ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CORP., NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC., NRDC ACTION FUND CORP., SIERRA CLUB CORP., EARTHJUSTICE CORP., THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC., THE PEW MEMORIAL TRUST, J. HOWARD PEW FREEDOM TRUST, MABEL PEW MYRIN TRUST, J.N. PEW JR. CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION, THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION, TIDES FOUNDATION CORPORATION, TIDES CENTER CORPORATION, CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION, THE ENERGY FOUNDATION, and JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-99
Defendants
Leonid Goldstein writes:
I have filed a civil RICO complaint against the Climate Alarmism Enterprise – Climate Action Network, Generation Investment Management, Ceres, Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Rockefeller Brothers Funds etc. – 40 corporations in total. Attached are the stamped front page and the full text of the complaint (not for publication verbatim, of course).
The alleged criminal Enterprise has been in existence since 1988. Alleged predicate offenses:
– Retaliation against witnesses– Tampering with witnesses– Bribing witnesses– Bribing public officials– Theft / Embezzlement from pension and/or welfare plans, including Social Security, and the ongoing attempt at embezzling up to $36 Trillions (with ‘T’) – see www.ceres.org
1. This is a civil suit against Climate Action Network and other corporations, who engaged in a long-term criminal scheme, involving a false claim that anthropogenic release (or emissions) of carbon dioxide caused a dangerous “global warming” or a dangerous “climate change”, and persecution of the dissidents or demanding government actions, based on this false claim, including money transfer. In fact, the anthropogenic release of carbon dioxide significantly increases agricultural production worldwide. The surface warming, theoretically caused by increased concentration of carbon dioxide, is insignificant and almost undetectable, and is expected to be globally beneficial.2. Beginning in early 1988 and continuing through the present (the “Scheme Period”), the Defendants and other enterprise members acted in concert with each other in order to further their criminal scheme (the “Climate Alarmism Enterprise”). Each defendant has participated in the operation and management of the Enterprise, and has committed numerous acts to maintain and expand the Enterprise.…7. Plaintiff sues for injury inflicted by the Defendants on him directly, and, additionally, based on standing of victims of racketeering activity to act as “private attorney generals” in prosecuting that racketeering activity (Rotella v. Wood, 528 U.S. 549, 556; 2000).8. Unless stated otherwise, alleged below actions by Defendants were committed in the 10-years period from September 15, 2006 through the date of filing this Complaint.
…13. Plaintiff Leonid Goldstein is a permanent resident of the United States of America, a resident of Texas, and a citizen of Israel. Plaintiff has Master of Science degree in Mathematics, more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, and multiple patents and publications in peer-reviewed literature in a certain renewable energy field. Plaintiff performed a peer review for some journals. Because of his education, professional experience and knowledge, Plaintiff is qualified to give expert testimony on certain questions of physics, mathematics, and computer modelling, relevant to a bone fide climate research and to the so-called “climate science.” Plaintiff also has additional knowledge and life experience that might qualify him to give expert testimony on the corrupt activities of the climate alarmism bodies. Plaintiff is willing to testify on these subjects in front of the US Congress, the Texas Legislature, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Supreme Court of Texas, without compensation. Plaintiff has been paying into the Social Security for more than 15 years, and has savings in a retirement plan, protected by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Plaintiff expresses his views on subjects relevant to climate debates and climate alarmism on his not-for-profit website defyccc.com, which also features a search engine (defyccc.com/search), allowing anybody to find truthful information regarding the climate debates. Plaintiff also writes for other reputable web publications under the pen name “Ari Halperin.”
I’m not a lawyer, but this sounds like a good case to me. Only I would have included the threatened RICO cases against CEI and Exxon as one of the causes of action itself. Trying to use the RICO law to plunder innocent people for dissent, and gathering a whole list of state officials to help you do it, sure sounds like racketeering to me, and if it quacks like a duck…
If the suit had contained itself to that instance, he probably could have won. the conspiracy is there, the evidence is public, and the object has been clearly revealed, as has the abuse of power.
However, given the isane scope of this submission, it would have a hard time proving any of its assertions.
There’s this song going trough my head now. Something about a man of La Mancha…
… and then there’s something about tilting at windmills…..
I see he’s got “The Union of Concerned Scientists” on the list. Kenji Anthony’s family dog is a member, so not to worry we have an insider to pass us their defence plans.
A single David against multiple Goliaths. I wish Goldstein god-speed, good luck and a huge supply of stones and sling-shots.
Goliath is the original poor sap who brought a knife to a gun fight. This guy is more like the kid standing up to the tanks at Tiananmen Square. Only this tank regiment has a whole lot less regard for humanity than does the Chinese army.
I wish him luck. He’ll need considerably more of it than David with his sling.
Slings were a major weapon in warfare in David’s time. A skilled man with a sling could be as deadly as a man with a bow. And the supply of projectiles was more sure.
On the face of it this guy is a champion. He deserves all the support he can get. The case should be taken to the highest court in the land and the land to do it in is the US or the UK where the environmental wackos have the firmest grip on the public imagination, the press and therefore the government.
Here is my contribution to his cause: The direction of the wind coupled with its origin is the prime determinant of surface temperature. Changes in the global circulation are systematic, natural and under external control. There is apparent chaos until the mechanism is revealed. At https://reality348.wordpress.com/ I look at the impact of cosmic rays as part driver of the well recognised annular modes of climate change, generally admitted in the field of climate science (such as it is) as the dominant mode of natural climate change and provide a proof that there is no greenhouse effect.
Um, did you naysayers notice the complaint was filed in Texas? Arizona would have been good too. Any states rights/individual liberty locale would do. With the right judge this could make a big splash and offer many opportunities for cagw rebuttal.
Besides, the ufugwidme I respond legal retort is important.
Get real, guys.
SCOTUS (Not scrota, as some would aver.) said the U.S. EPA could regulate the heck out of CO2 based on EPA’s uncritical acceptance of IPCC drivel, despite counter arguments. According to SCOTUS, science is whatever the government says it is.
I wish it were different. But, then again, I wouldn’t be Charlie Skeptic without a massively superior force to resist.
The following is just a game. Any suggested improvements would only feed my demented sense of humor. Just ask my wife.
CLIMATE CHANGE
By CHARLIE SKEPTIC
Based on the U.S. Army song “Vietnam”
To the tune of “Poison Ivy”
With no apologies to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Vietnam nor Charlie Cong (the Vietcong). They all got a piece of me.
Climate Chaa-a-a-ange, Climate Chaa-a-a-ange
Late on the Thread when you’re sleepin’
Charlie Skeptic comes a creepin’
A-lah-ah-ah-ong
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Climate Models say it’s a heatin’
Charlie Skeptic is a beatin’
Them dow-ow-ow-own
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Climate Disruption’s the new framin’
Charlie Skeptic says it’s a flamin’
Crocka bu-u-u-ull
Climate Chaa-a-a-ange, Climate Chaa-a-a-ange
Climate Alarmists say we a dyin’
Charlie Skeptic claims a buncha lyin’
Clow-ow-ow-owns
Climate Chaa-a-a-ange, Climate Chaa-a-a-ange
Climate Graphers keep adjustin’
Charlie Skeptic keeps a bustin’
Them chee-e-e-eets
Climate Chaa-a-a-ange, Climate Chaa-a-a-ange
Climate Warmunists say it’s denyin’
Charlie Skeptic leaves ’em cryin’
With fa-a-a-acts
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(and so on)
Nice one Ari: very nice indeed.
Three little words … “Jury Trial Demanded”: a very smart move.
I wish him all due success and respectfully suggest that he employs an experienced, yiddish lawyer; preferrably a mother or a grandmother: they have tenacity and great strength but more importantly, they just “won’t let go”.
WL
If it does actually get legs, he’s going to need more than 99 John and Jane Does
This is what needs to be done
Thank you Mr Goldstein
I don’t see how he’s going to demonstrate any standing, which requires a plaintiff to show some particularized injury to himself due to the alleged wrongful behavior. It looks like he’s trying to say that since he has social security money coming, and somehow the defendants are bilking money out of social security, he’s being injured. I have a hard time seeing how this differs from the cases where the courts have held that mere taxpayers lack standing for malfeasance (or misfeasance)over how that money was spent.
My prediction is that there will be a motion to dismiss and this case won’t survive it. This has nothing to do with the merits, it’s just that the plaintiff is not someone who can bring any case he might have.
Maybe he has some of his pension fund invested in ‘green’ activities. My superannuation fund has a couple of such options (which I studiously ignore), usually labelled as some kind of ‘sustainable..’ whatever. I note that here in Australia at least these options have often performed worse than ‘traditional’ options which include big chunks of companies involved in oil and gas, coal, and uranium mining, fossil based electricity generators, tobacco, etc.
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sa advertiser is saying 6!!! solar thermal planned for SA to cover what they killed on 2 coal plant closures and needing to import power from Vic..
this…after the utter total failure of the Flimflam mans hugely expensive inland thermal fiasco
the SA govt is in the running for most incompetent ever!
“the SA govt is in the running for most incompetent ever!”
It’s not incompetence, it is insanity, when you keep failing at something over and over again, and then expect a success the next time you do it.
Kurt
I don’t see how he’s going to demonstrate any standing, which requires a plaintiff to show some particularized injury to himself due to the alleged wrongful behaviour.
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How about his increased energy bills and taxes?
It might only be a trifling amount, but the defendents could never settle that amount for fear of setting a precedent (which would be swiftly followed by a class-action).
R
The problem is that standing requires a showing that you have some injury that other people don’t. That’s why the courts dismiss taxpayer lawsuits and why most derivative shareholder lawsuits go down the tubes also. Under your theory too much of the general populace pays higher electricity rates, higher taxes, suffers pension losses, etc.
Perhaps Leo was an Exxon stockholder at the time threats were made against it? That’s certainly a more restricted class of plaintiff. I was surprised “Stock Price Manipulation” wasn’t on the lest of allegations.
“Full disclosure: Mr. Goldstein has written for WUWT under the pen name “Ari Halperin.”. At the time, I believed that to be his real name.”
“Plaintiff has Master of Science degree in Mathematics, more than 20 years of experience in software engineering”
I guess the question now is to try to understand if he hijacked the identity of a real “Biological Scientist II at Fish and Wildlife Research Institute” (see https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-halperin-09831262 ) or if this identity is completely fake and Mr Goldstein even created this linkedin page to try give himself some credibility. Anyway, this should gives some light over everything he wrote before here…
Probably just a coincidence. Here is the guy’s website: http://defyccc.com/about/ which has been online since sometime in 2015. All of the WUWT articles were written in 2016, and nothing on his website or any of his posts mentions anything about being a biological scientist, In fact, the website says his degree is in mathematics and also gives his real name, identifying “Ari Halperin” as an alias.
Maybe he re-did his website recently, but I’d not jump to the conclusion that he was trying to assume another’s identity merely because the names are the same, unless he said or wrote something indicating he was the other guy.
See America? It takes an Israeli citizen to do your (way over due) job. 🙂
Go get them, Mr Goldstein! It is about time for pro-active action.
His website says he was born in Russia. Maybe you should start thanking the Bolsheviks.
Slight correction – technically his website said he was born and raised in the Soviet Union.
A roll call of evil in that list of defendants.
Judges really dislike people in court trying to deceive or mislead them. The AGWers usual tactics could well go down like a lead balloon.
Mazel tov, Mr Goldstein!
>>Mazel Tov.
An interesting greeting literally meaning ‘Good Constellation of the Zodiac’, and therefore implying ‘Good Fortune’ via the art of astrological divination. Which rather implies that Jeewdaism has had a more varied and vibrant hisorical past than many will admit to.
R
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Seems way, way too broad and way too vague.. embarrassingly so
But I guess with the US legal system as it is, anything is possible.
“Seems way, way too broad and way too vague.. embarrassingly so”
Perhaps others will benefit from any mistakes this lawsuit reveals, helping to hone their own lawsuits. I don’t think Mr. Goldstein’s lawsuit will be the last.
Not for publication verbatim? Excuse me? If actually filed it is public record and can be published verbatim. Or is it a publicity stunt to drive up visitors to his site?
He sounds like climate scientist telling me I can’t publish public records
About time! Good luck!
oh dear me… what a plonker!
I hope he’ll send a message of support to Florida state employees disciplined if they use the term ‘climate change’
I read this as a sarcastic analogy of the greens and attorney generals attempt at using RICO to silence debate. I don’t think he intends to actually follow thru. There are many of us that could act as expert witnesses regarding the science, but few are called to testify and this is not about science anyway.
The prime intention may be to get media attention, to demonstrate that there is an alternate view to the concensus. But I fear the MSM will simply ignore it, as to them it merely confirms that those outside the consensus wear tin-foil hats.
But the accusation of wearing tin-foil hats is in itself based upon consensus. If the MSM was edited by Prof David Bellamy (an arch-skeptic kicked out of the BBC for skepticism), AGW supporters would be accused of wearing said alluminium attire.
R
Although this is a small step toward sanity, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step. The AG of my home state is one of a growing number of AG’s nationally seeking to criminalize skepticism of climate change. Is criminalizing thought or dissent the action of a rational government?
It’s too bad that no major media outlet will offer this article to the public. For every pro C.C.story there should be an anti C.C story. Be it posted,printed or televised,the coverage of both sides of the issue should be presented in the name of “Journalistic Standards”. The bias of media has been brought out into the light and shown to the public. Some see no problem. Others see it for what it is,censorship at its very worst.
I,for one, believe that the climate of the Earth has been in a constant state of change since before the first lifeforms appeared and will continue to do so. Long after the evidence of humanity is buried under the sands of time the Earth will still live on.
In the settlement agreement, an NGO tax would help the environment and accountability.