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Old 09-21-2006, 01:25 PM   #1
Nimrod's Son
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Default California sues automakers over global warming

Fucking idiots. Stop pissing away our state money on useless lawsuits

http://www.wired.com/news/wireservic...?tw=wn_index_4

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Calif. Sues Carmakers: Emissions


SAN FRANCISCO -- California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor, General Motors, Toyota and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.

State Attorney General Bill Lockyer said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California was the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers liable for the damages caused by their vehicles' emissions.

The lawsuit also names Chrysler Motors, the U.S. arm of Germany's DaimlerChrysler, and the North American units of Japan's Honda and Nissan.

The lawsuit charges that vehicle emissions have contributed significantly to global warming and harmed the resources, infrastructure and environmental health of the most populous state in the United States.

Ford deferred comment to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, an industry group which could not immediately be reached. The other automakers had no immediate comment.

Lockyer, a Democrat, said the complaint states that under federal and state common law the automakers have created a public nuisance by producing "millions of vehicles that collectively emit massive quantities of carbon dioxide."

Carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases have been linked to global warming.

The lawsuit comes after California passed legislation supported by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that requires the state to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 25 percent by 2020. California was the first state to mandate a reduction of greenhouse gases.

California has also issued rules to force automakers to cut tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. Enforcement of those rules is being delayed by litigation from automakers.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/#1560246

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The lawsuit adds that the automakers contributed to a variety of planetary woes including reduced snow pack, coastal erosion, increased ozone pollution, impacts on wildlife, and wildfire risks.

As much as I'm all for cleaning up global warming (and drive a hybrid), spending millions on legal fees for a lawsuit that has zero chance of being successful is a big waste of resources. If Mr. Lockyer has issues with the amount of emissions, take it up with the California Air Resources Board that sets the regulations not the companies that comply with them. This is no tobacco-type lawsuit of deception. Plus, even though there is consensus on global warming, quantifying the damage done just from autos won't wash in court.

What's next? Why not also sue the power companies? And individuals too -- I mean there are people who keep the windows open while the heat is on, which adds to global warming too.

If I were a taxpayer in California I'd be pissed at wasting funds with this lawsuit. Solving global warming is a long-term process that requires new regulations and advances in technology, not a lawsuit about prior actions.

 
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