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DoomsdaysCWCharleston gets early win in climate change lawsuit vs. ‘Big Oil’ By Clare Fieseler cfieseler@postandcourier.comJul 8, 2023 "A federal judge has given the city of Charleston an early win in its climate change lawsuit against '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BigOil</a>' by ruling the case will stay in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SouthCarolina</a>, where the city wants the issue fought."U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed on July 5 that Charleston’s bid seeking to make <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FossilFuel</a> companies pay for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> 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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#oil</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gas</a> companies which have operated in the U.S. for decades knew of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentally" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#environmentally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hazardous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#hazardous</a> 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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#oil</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pipeline</a> companies, alleging their products and the spread of misinformation about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> have caused <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> leading to repetitive and disastrous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#flooding</a> 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."<a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/charleston-gets-early-win-in-climate-change-lawsuit-vs-big-oil/article_0d3088b0-1c50-11ee-80c2-4326bd224f41.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/charleston-gets-early-win-in-climate-change-lawsuit-vs-big-oil/article_0d3088b0-1c50-11ee-80c2-4326bd224f41.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PetroStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PetroStates</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HexonExxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HexonExxon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShellKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ShellKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BPKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BPKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LockUpTheRealCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LockUpTheRealCriminals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Corporations</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, it's okay to destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> 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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#protesters</a> cast as extremistsBy Hannah Ritchie, BBC News Sydney, July 19, 2023"In May, after several <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtinctionRebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ExtinctionRebellion</a> 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. "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#England</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wales</a> and parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Canada</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USA</a> have also adopted similar laws aimed at blocking disruptive climate activism."In Western <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Australia</a>, 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."<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66185377" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66185377</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PetroStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PetroStates</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HexonExxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HexonExxon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShellKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ShellKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BPKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BPKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LockUpTheRealCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LockUpTheRealCriminals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Corporations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mockingjay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mockingjay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Protests</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateActivism</a>

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