The Biden Administration has 38 days left, but is not done with its war on oil companies.
This week, the Department of Justice joined in a case brought by the city of Honolulu against oil companies ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum, Aloha Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Sunoco, and others, in an effort to make some oil companies pay billions of dollars in damages for the global warming caused by their legally sanctioned and government regulated and permitted businesses.
In a separate case, the Justice Department filed a brief opposing Alabama and 18 other Republican-led states, including Alaska, that are trying to block the litigation against oil companies by Democrat-led states such as California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
The Biden Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of Honolulu and against Alabama in the two cases.
“The briefs are just the latest instance of the Biden-Harris administration aligning itself with climate activists’ punitive approach towards oil and gas companies. They also represent a blow to the fossil fuel industry as it continues to battle more than a dozen cities and states nationwide that—in addition to blaming oil companies for global warming—accuse the industry of covering up the impact of their products on the environment for decades,” wrote Thomas Catenacci in the Washington Free Beacon.
“Honolulu initiated its lawsuit in March 2020, listing oil majors BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Sunoco, among others, as defendants. Last year, defendants were handed two significant losses—first, the Supreme Court said the case could remain in the jurisdiction of state courts, and second, the Hawaii supreme court rejected a motion to dismiss the case altogether,” he wrote. Read his report at this Washington Free Beacon link.
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And to think this Biden dude is Lisa’s guy … Shameful!
The oil company’s just need to stop refining for 2 weeks.
Then double prices to the states that are sueing them want gas pay for it and the lawsuit fine.
This is just shameful, it’s like bringing a class action lawsuit against the companies that made tobacco products that killed millions. Oh wait…..