Inupiat Eskimos file lawsuit against greenhouse gas hawkers and emitters
source: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416855
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Kivalina faces imminent destruction from global warming due to the melting of sea ice that formerly protected the village from coastal storms during the fall and winter. The diminished sea ice due to global warming has caused a massive erosion problem that threatens the village's existence and urgently requires the village be relocated.
The Native village of Kivalina filed the case against defendants ExxonMobil Corp., Peabody Energy Corp., Southern Company, American Electric Power Co., Duke Energy Co, Chevron Corp. and Shell Oil Co., among others.
The suit claims damages due to the defendant companies' contributions to global warming and invokes the federal common law of public nuisance. The suit also alleges a conspiracy by some defendants to mislead the public regarding the causes and consequences of global warming. The residents of Kivalina are among the nation's poorest people.
Colleen Swan, tribal administrator of Kivalina, said, ''The campaign of deception and denial about global warming must stop.'' She added, ''Global warming and its effects are a reality we have to deal with. People's lives are in danger because of it.
Official reports from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Government Accountability Office have found that Kivalina is directly harmed by global warming and must relocate at an expense that could cost $400 million or more.''
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Varex_Sythe
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Wow, its kinda like that little fictional lawsuit scenario in that trash novel by Micheal Crichton called "State of Fear".
- 4 years ago
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Varex_Sythe
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JanforGore
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I posted about this a couple of days ago. Will this set a precedent?
- 4 years ago
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JanforGore
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futuregen
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Bangladesh is ground zero for global warming according to this report. Bangladesh is approximately the size of Wisconsin. Wisconsin has about 5 million residents and Bangladesh has 146 million! If the sea level rises one meter, 1/4 of the land-mass will be gone. Dr. Atiq Rahman suggests that if the USA and other countries continue to spew out their millions of tons of carbon that they should in turn take climate refugees. These people have to have some where to go as there land will be under water very soon. The floating solar power library/school and power station are neat. Perhaps people need to start building a lot of house boats. Got to go, IT'S EARTH HOUR 2008!
- 4 years ago
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futuregen
