Such simplifications in judicial decisions risk setting dangerous precedents where policies are shaped not by empirical evidence but by judicial interpretations of contested scientific theories.
Category: Climate Lawsuits
The Be-All / End-All “Chicken Little” Advertorial: When It’s All You Got, You. Still. Have. Nothing.
Or is this an indicator that folks promulgating the ‘industry disinformation’ accusation have figured out they are in a hole they cannot dig their way out of from using those…
The Real Victors of the ECHR Climate Decision are Green Billionaires
“I can think of no other area of research where the relaxing of rigour and standards has been encouraged by researchers in order to generate claims more friendly to headlines,…
Man Sues Govt for Not Protecting Him from Sea Rise
Hot on the heels of the ECHR judgement, we now face the possibility of a rush of silly legal climate cases:
Another Cut and Paste Lawsuit: Pennsylvania Bucks County v. BP PLC, et al.
it is a near-total copy of their Feb 20 “Chicago v BP” lawsuit – see my dissection of that one here. It shares text straight out of others. No joke,…
Transparency-In-Government Group Files Amicus Brief Exposing EPA Flouting Doctrine Against Pretextual Rulemaking
To believe the Administrator’s own words, or not to believe—that is the question.
EU Human Rights Court Rules Governments Must Address Climate Change
Weak Swiss Government climate policies were found to violate the rights of older Swiss women by increasing their risk of dying in heatwaves.
Dominion Energy’s absurd reply to CFACT’s whale protection lawsuit
This central claim by Dominion is simply absurd: “The overwhelming consensus of federal agencies and scientific organizations is that offshore wind does not adversely impact marine life.” No adverse impact?…
Coalition sues to block Virginia offshore wind project to protect the Right Whale
At a time when incidents of dead whales washing ashore on the Atlantic coast are spiking, the lawsuit would force Dominion to cease construction of massive wind turbines for its…
Federal Court Halts Biden Admin’s Corporate Emissions Disclosure Rule
“It’s illegitimate, mocks their statutory purpose, and hopefully will be fully annulled by the courts in coming days.”
A Jury Found Climate Skeptic Liable For Defamation — Legal Experts Say He Has A Chance To Win On Appeal
The appellate court is likely to look at this thing that jumps out at me here is the punitive damage award.
City of Chicago v. BP PLC
If the case can be made that each – in domino fashion – should be dismissed due to a total lack of evidence for the claims about ‘industry-paid shill climate…
ONE MILLION DOLLARS, (or maybe not) Steyn Files Appeal
I’ll have to spend another five million to prove that I don’t have to pay the lousy one mil.
Red States Slap Biden SEC’s Latest Climate Rule With Legal Challenge Within Hours of It Going Live
The final rule mandates medium-sized and large companies to report emissions attributable to the electricity they use to power their business operations starting in fiscal years 2026 and 2028, respectively.…
Major Energy Companies Ask SCOTUS To Intervene in Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
…arising in every climate-change case: whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate,”…
New York AG Sues Beef Producer
This is the latest in an increasing series of Greenwashing suits around the world. Some notable examples.
Jury finds in favor of Michael Mann in defamation lawsuit against Mark Steyn, Rand Simberg
The jury awarded Mann $1 in compensatory damages from each plaintiff. It also awarded $1,000 in punitive damages from Simberg and $1 million from Steyn.
Trial Of Mann v. Steyn, Part III: More on Damages; Simberg and Steyn’s First Witness
Plaintiff’s counsel knew that the evidence they offered to the jury was false because it was based on a 2020 discovery response concerning Dr. Mann’s grant-loss claim that counsel had…
DAVID BLACKMON: ExxonMobil Just Set The Climate Alarm Lobby on Fire Again
ExxonMobil set the climate alarm lobby afire last week when it filed a lawsuit against a pair of activist investor groups challenging manifestly frivolous shareholder initiatives which they hope to…
LIVE at 1 p.m. ET: Mann vs. Steyn: Climate Trial of the Century Week 3 – Guest: Ann McElhinney
Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get caught up on the trial and join the chat to ask questions of your own.
Environmental Laws That Impeded Pipelines For Years Could Trip Up Biden’s Sprint Toward Offshore Wind
Environmental rules and regulations that activists have used for years to drown disfavored infrastructure projects in litigation are now threatening a key pillar of President Joe Biden’s massive climate agenda.
Originality Befitting an Ivy League President
What is one to think of such a preponderance of cookie-cutter language between purely local state law cases that have nothing to do with federal issues or local issues in other…
Mann V. Steyn Goes to Trial After 12 Years
Jury selection ongoing. Lots of last minute depositions piss off the judge.