Article

2019-11-07 -Short Attention Span Theater-

City Announces Plans To Sue Oil Companies For Climate Change Damage

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-07 02:50|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 I'm glad I visited Hawaii before it went to sh*t. Like all other blue places, I have no plans to spend my vacation dollars there in the future.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-11-07 02:55|| 2019-11-07 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Have a friendly judge lined up, have they?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-07 03:00|| 2019-11-07 03:00|| Front Page Top

#3 They should stop any petroleum/coal getting to the island.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-11-07 06:00|| 2019-11-07 06:00|| Front Page Top

#4 ...and the state and city taxes on the stuff.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-07 07:14|| 2019-11-07 07:14|| Front Page Top

#5 The Hawaiian Islands are a hot spot chain and start sinking as soon as their volcanoes stop growing them. Midway Atoll used to be an island like Hawaii.

Posted by Glenmore 2019-11-07 08:52|| 2019-11-07 08:52|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree PEPPLES, ALL things that need or run on ANY petroleum Products & ALL ammo for Police included! NO SHIPPING what so ever land sea~~any. STARVE!

Posted by ranture 2019-11-07 10:55|| 2019-11-07 10:55|| Front Page Top

#7 About 70% of the islands' (all inhabited ones, anyway) power comes from oil-fired generation. Coal-fired makes up about 15% and 'Renewable' makes up about 15%.

It would be interesting to see an 85% power reduction take effect.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-11-07 11:48|| 2019-11-07 11:48|| Front Page Top

#8 What about all the goods and supplies shipped into the islands?
Will the freighters and cargo jets be forced to run on renewables as well?

Posted by Lex 2019-11-07 15:37|| 2019-11-07 15:37|| Front Page Top

#9 ...ah, the return of the clipper ships! Just redirect some of that unauthorized manpower coming across the border to the work (in colloquial terms - Shanghai'd)

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-07 16:08|| 2019-11-07 16:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Lead the way, Greta.
Maybe you can be the figurehead on a new EcoClipper.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-07 16:13|| 2019-11-07 16:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Stop sending anything to the Islands that require fossil fuel for transport or production (which is bloody everything).

Let the collapse, starvation and disease do their work for a year or so before sending the Marines in.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-11-07 17:11|| 2019-11-07 17:11|| Front Page Top

#12 The mayor pointed to the estimated 3,880 Oahu structures said to be in harm's way if the sea level rises by 3.2 feet as predicted by 2100.

Last I looked, sea level rise was on the order of a millimeter per year which gives 80 mm by 2100 - about 3 inches. Probably not real noticeable depending on the daily tides.

If I were an oil company CEO, I would announce that all fuel shipments and sales would be suspended in 30 days to avoid further legal liability. Then I would sit back with a drink and watch heads explode all over the islands.

Posted by SteveS 2019-11-07 18:30|| 2019-11-07 18:30|| Front Page Top

#13 Steve - isn't that the approach that PG&E adopted in California - shut off electricity. Partially to reduce the chance of a wildfire from their equipment. But mostly so they couldn't be blamed when a wildfire broke out.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-11-07 19:02|| 2019-11-07 19:02|| Front Page Top

23:39 trailing wife
21:44 magpie
20:43 DarthVader
19:37 Lex
19:36 Lex
19:26 Frank G
19:25 Lex
19:22 Lex
19:19 Lex
19:18 Lex
19:06 Rambler in Virginia
19:02 Rambler in Virginia
18:42 SteveS
18:30 SteveS
17:49 jpal
17:42 jpal
17:36 swksvolFF
17:24 3dc
17:11 DarthVader
17:09 DarthVader
16:29 Besoeker
16:16 g(r)omgoru
16:16 Lex
16:15 Dron66046