This chapter on “How science works” is basically a misleading attempt to advance the false claim that there is a consensus supporting climate alarmism. As such, it is political advocacy,…
Category: Climate Lawsuits
Lobbying the Biden DoJ on Behalf of “Climate” Plaintiffs
Government Accountability & Oversight has obtained a few more items papering the influence of the climate lobby on directing the Biden DoJ’s attention to their plight, at the highest levels
Foreign lawfare threatens Transatlantic energy security
The administration should use appropriate diplomatic and legal channels to defend American judgments and make the resilience of U.S. energy infrastructure part of the transatlantic security conversation.
Attorney General Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against First Street for Harming Nebraska Homeowners
“First Street is making a profit at the expense of the value of Nebraskans’ homes,” said Attorney General Hilgers. “First Street passes off misleading and often inaccurate climate speculation in…
Now That’s (Public) Service!
Apparently the public universities supply the credentials, elected officials provide the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s lawyer supplies the money, other elected representatives run cover to protect the litigation, and the finished…
D.C. Circuit Endangerment Finding Litigation: The Stall Is On
And meanwhile, the EF litigation sits basically idle in the D.C. Circuit, with frivolous procedural motions still sitting undecided, and no merits briefing schedule six months after filing of the…
“You keep using that word…”
Judges are being “educated” in advance on the plaintiffs’ case. The obviousness of this becomes clearer still if one considers the counterfactual: Big Oil, conservative foundations, the NRA, a right-to-life organization,…
A Fifth Circuit Ruling on Gas Stoves, or Is It?
Charles Rotter The Fifth Circuit decided State of Mississippi v. Department of Energy yesterday. Seven states petitioned. Seven states won. The Department of Energy’s rule on home cooking appliances goes back to…
“If your ironclad proof that Big Oil secretly knew their products cause global warming is a leaked industry memo … why would you alter it to make it look more plausible?”
“If the evidence you have proving the fossil fuel industry intentionally ran a particular disinformation campaign is a very specific ‘leaked industry memo,’ and it is ironclad proof …… why…
The Weather Isn’t Getting Worse. The Lawsuits Are
The NAS report could trigger a wave of costly new lawsuits and forced settlements based on theoretical assumptions rather than observable evidence, drain public and private resources, and further make…
Elena Kagan Gave Bogus Science a Blind Endorsement
Endorsing a manual without examining its most contentious sections compromises due diligence. Fortunately, it is not too late to correct course. The Federal Judicial Center should act now to restore…
The International Court of Justice Climate Liability Ruling Sets a Worrying Precedent for Pandemics and Public Health
In many countries the Covid response mimicked the climate change playbook. The catastrophism of both agendas was based on models. Claims of scientific authority and existential crisis escalated the agendas…
Claim: The USA has a Legal Obligation to Fund Climate Science – But Research Teams MUST Include Indigenous Knowledge
“The Inter-American Court … requires … joint production of climate knowledge between scientists and the custodians of such knowledge’ …”
Trump Demands Review of ‘Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence’ Used by Federal Judges
When taxpayer dollars fund studies and guidance that may shape litigation, regulation, and national policy, transparency is not optional but essential, and Congress has every right to demand full visibility…
Endangerment Finding Litigation Update
So here we are on July 21, more than five months since the case began. The court has not issued a decision on either of these preposterous “procedural” motions. And…
Blue States Join Lawsuit Against Trump’s Wind Energy Freeze
Oregon and Washington joined a broader legal challenge to the Trump administration’s pause on new wind energy approvals, arguing the freeze threatens planned projects, grid reliability and state clean-energy mandates.
Connecticut v. Exxon — the Sher Edling connection
Basic point is, the interconnectedness of these lawsuits becomes ever more apparent the deeper anyone examines these.
Green Robes, Red Strings: National Security Watchdog Flags ELI’s CCP Ties to Judicial Training
If our political leaders are serious about both national security and the integrity of our courts, they must treat this as a counterintelligence problem, not just another Washington “review.”
Climate Change Weekly # 583—Climate Lawfare Is Flawed, Legal Panel Finds
Legal scholars are becoming increasingly skeptical of the legal merits of climate lawfare: lawsuits filed by cities, states, and individuals to change climate policy through the back door of the…
GAO Again Seeks to File Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Minnesota, Correct the Record on State’s Slipperiness
This filing points to a little game AG Keith Ellison’s office is playing, exposed by a letter his office sent along with the District of Columbia’s Attorney General Racine. That June 2021 overture asked…