This makes me very angry. Especially after I found out that Kooin used to work for #BP as their "Chief Scientist"!

Hot weather does not mean climate change

Published 7/25/2023

"[W]hat if we were not in a #ClimateCrisis after all, and trillions of dollars in planned tax credits and #GreenEnergy expenditures are a misuse of taxpayer resources?

"New York University professor #StevenKoonin has presented data in his bestselling book, 'Unsettled,' to show that the science is not as settled as many politicians [???] would have us believe.

"Koonin is a respected academic physicist. He was former undersecretary for science at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Barack Obama when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. His portfolio included the climate research program and energy technology. He has a bachelor of science in physics from Caltech and a doctorate in theoretical physics from MIT. Koonin taught for 30 years at Caltech and has published 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/hot-weather-does-not-mean-climate-change/ar-AA1eoe8H?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=45480af06d524324fde3d29da0f3f475&ei=5

#BPKnew #ExxonKnew #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #BigOilKnew #USGovernmentKnew

Charleston gets early win in climate change lawsuit vs. ‘Big Oil’

By Clare Fieseler cfieseler@postandcourier.com

Jul 8, 2023

"A federal judge has given the city of Charleston an early win in its climate change lawsuit against '#BigOil' by ruling the case will stay in #SouthCarolina, where the city wants the issue fought.

"U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed on July 5 that Charleston’s bid seeking to make #FossilFuel companies pay for #climate damages could proceed in state court, where it was initially filed.

"City officials welcomed the decision, which some legal experts say creates a more favorable stage in arguing that the multiple #oil and #gas companies which have operated in the U.S. for decades knew of the #environmentally #hazardous affects of their products.

"'We agree wholeheartedly with him,' said Chloe Field, a city spokeswoman. 'It is time to move towards trial in the Court of Common Pleas where we filed this case nearly three years ago.'

"In 2020, the city of Charleston filed the lawsuit against two dozen major #oil and #pipeline companies, alleging their products and the spread of misinformation about #FossilFuels have caused #ClimateChange leading to repetitive and disastrous #flooding in the city.

"Nationwide, almost two dozen state and local governments are pursuing similar litigation against oil companies seeking climate-related damages. The only government in the South to file such a case is the city of Charleston."

https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/charleston-gets-early-win-in-climate-change-lawsuit-vs-big-oil/article_0d3088b0-1c50-11ee-80c2-4326bd224f41.html

#PetroStates #HexonExxon #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPKnew #LockUpTheRealCriminals #Corporations

So, it's okay to destroy #Indigenous heritage sites, pollute the planet, and appoint corporate lackeys to advisory boards -- but if you protest and cause disruption, you could face arrest?

The Australian #climate #protesters cast as extremists

By Hannah Ritchie, BBC News Sydney, July 19, 2023

"In May, after several #ExtinctionRebellion protests, the South Australia government introduced a A$50,000 maximum fine and three months jail for anyone 'recklessly' obstructing public spaces, while laws passed in New South Wales last year created a two-year maximum prison sentence for acts disrupting major roads or facilities.

"#England, #Wales and parts of #Canada and the #USA have also adopted similar laws aimed at blocking disruptive climate activism.

"In Western Australia, climate protesters say they have been 'disabled' by intimidating raids, strict bail conditions and orders which give authorities access to their devices and ban them from communicating with peers.

"According to Ms Grix, these tools were originally intended to deal with gangs and drug dealers.

"'To apply [that]... to climate defenders, who are protesting about environmental concerns, seems to be a massive overreach,' she says."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66185377

#PetroStates #HexonExxon #ExxonKnew #ShellKnew #BPKnew #LockUpTheRealCriminals #Corporations #Mockingjay #Protests #ClimateActivism

#JoeLycett backs out of award ceremony over #fossilfuel links. #ShellKnew #ShellLies #BPKnew #BPLies 🛢️🔥🌎☠️ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jun/20/exclusive-joe-lycett-backs-out-award-ceremony-over-fossil-fuel-links