Hawaii Backs Natural Gas To Cut Emissions, Then Sues Oil Companies Anyway
Three questions to ask the Hawaii governor about his climate lawsuit.
by Kyle Kohli May 02, 2025, 1:42 PM
Hawaii Governor Josh Green officially announced plans to sue oil and gas companies for alleged climate damages, just months after his administration endorsed liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a critical tool to reduce emissions and keep energy costs down. [emphasis, links added]
In a Monday interview, Gov. Green listed off the wildfire damage settlements Hawaii had already received from the state itself – the County of Maui, Hawaii Telecom, and other entities, before suggesting it would also be “nice” to extract a payout from oil companies:
“It would have been nice to have a couple billion extra dollars from the fossil fuel companies…” (emphasis added)
The state’s push to turn lawsuits into a revenue stream was laid bare in a recent Hawaii County hearing, where a local official described potential climate litigation as “another source of funding.”
The hypocrisy is thick.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/hawaii-backs-natural-gas-to-cut-emissions-then-sues-oil-companies-anyway/
