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Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam

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jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam
>>> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-kids-lawsuit-climate-steam.html
>>
>>> A lawsuit over climate change filed by 21 young Americans has gained
>>> the attention of the fossil fuel industry, which is joining the US
>>> government to oppose the kids' demands for sharper pollution cuts.
>>>
>>> The plaintiffs, aged eight to 19, include the granddaughter of
>>> renowned climate scientist James Hansen, formerly of NASA and a
>>> well-known advocate of reducing the greenhouse gases that are causing
>>> the planet to heat up.
>>>
>>> The plaintiffs want the government to commit to significantly reduce
>>> carbon dioxide emissions and implement "a science-based climate
>>> recovery plan" that protects the Earth for future generations,
>>> according to the Oregon-based group, Our Children's Trust.
>>>
>>> "This case will put indisputable science about climate change
>>> squarely in front of the federal judiciary," said the group, which
>>> filed its lawsuit against President Barack Obama's administration in
>>> August, and has filed multiple state lawsuits over the past several
>>> years.
>>>
>>> They are calling on the US District Court of Oregon?the state where
>>> most of the plaintiffs live?to order the government to "swiftly phase
>>> down carbon dioxide emissions" so that atmospheric CO2 concentrations
>>> "are no more than 350 parts per million by 2100."
>
> One such silly lawsuit has already been dismissed.

What a waste of time, money and education.  This is teaching
kids that the governement can change the laws of physics just
by whinging.

/BAH

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US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 13:00 -0600
  Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-22 19:47 +0000
    Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-23 14:13 +0000
      Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 07:35 -0800
        Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 10:40 -0500
  Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-11-22 14:54 -0800
    Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-22 19:21 -0600
      Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-11-23 13:51 -0800
        Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 17:16 -0800
          Re: US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 23:45 -0500

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