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Hawaii Backs Natural Gas To Cut Emissions, Then Sues Oil Companies Anyway
« on: May 04, 2025, 07:00:02 am »
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/
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Re: Hawaii Backs Natural Gas To Cut Emissions, Then Sues Oil Companies Anyway
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2025, 07:04:26 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on May 04, 2025, 07:00:02 am
The hypocrisy is thick.
 

It should be.  Hypocrisy is the essence of liberalism.  Since Hawaii is a liberal state, they should make asses of themselves through hypocrisy. :yowsa:
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Re: Hawaii Backs Natural Gas To Cut Emissions, Then Sues Oil Companies Anyway
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2025, 07:42:44 am »
Send it to them in 1 lb bottles...
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Re: Hawaii Backs Natural Gas To Cut Emissions, Then Sues Oil Companies Anyway
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2025, 08:30:14 am »
Smells like a RICO case.
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