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A US Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins (www.nytimes.com)
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The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.

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[–] crispbacon99@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago

Should be trillions given the global impact. Use the funds for renewable and carbon capture projects and other sustainability efforts.

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability ...

Not gonna happen

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For real. Billions in fines is a hell of a lot more than Thomas costs, and I'm sure the others are pretty cheap dates, too.

[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Fucking disgusting whores in robes. Thomas is gonna get some RV diesel money for sending us all to hell

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

They knew and willingly tried to hide it until it was too much of a problem.

[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 6 points 3 weeks ago

SCOTUS exists now as nothing more than the buffer that protects oligarchs from the blowback of climate change..

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Climate change is going to lose.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

Climate Change doesn't care a single pip about what the judges might say... Now, if I lived in Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and such, I would take a look at the Hawaiian experience this year. That quiet ocean with no hurricanes during hurricane season is not happy quiet. That's the quiet before the gargantuan gigs hurricane razes half the state of Florida drags it over Louisiana and freezes it into Texas... A bigass shark infested Popsicle full of everyone's houses, cars, boats and bloated people. That's why it's quiet. It's the big one, and it's coming soon.

[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

GOP Supreme Court be like: No it's a company's first amendment right to destroy the environment.