{"id":514724,"date":"2022-11-23T03:38:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/njs-absurd-suit-against-big-oil-only-benefits-posturing-politicians\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T03:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:38:35","slug":"njs-absurd-suit-against-big-oil-only-benefits-posturing-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/njs-absurd-suit-against-big-oil-only-benefits-posturing-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"#NJ&#8217;s absurd suit against Big Oil only benefits posturing politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415aec2724c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a415aec2724c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/njs-absurd-suit-against-big-oil-only-benefits-posturing-politicians\/#%E2%80%9CNJs_absurd_suit_against_Big_Oil_only_benefits_posturing_politicians%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NJ&#8217;s absurd suit against Big Oil only benefits posturing politicians&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNJs_absurd_suit_against_Big_Oil_only_benefits_posturing_politicians%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NJ&#8217;s absurd suit against Big Oil only benefits posturing politicians&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24753411-1669163225148.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1669145320\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Not to be left out of the left\u2019s war on energy, New Jersey has become the latest government to sue big oil companies, claiming they hid info showing that oil usage leads to climate-driven natural disasters, resulting in billions in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The suit targets ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips and, for good measure, the American Petroleum Institute, claiming they breached the state\u2019s Consumer Fraud Act via disinformation campaigns. It\u2019s almost certain to fail \u2014 much as did multiple similar suits alleging the same deceptions (including one by Mayor Bill de Blasio) \u2014 but still harm efforts to boost US oil investment and production.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs\u2019 argument is beyond a stretch: They claim oil companies knew burning oil would accelerate climate change but hid the fact. That meant more climate disasters, costing communities billions in damage.<\/p>\n<p>Hello? The entire world has been burning oil and other fossil fuels for <em>centuries. <\/em>Why are these oil companies to blame? Nor is there any agreement on the extent of damage caused by climate change, let alone what share these companies have \u201ccaused.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>More important, the world <em>needs<\/em> their products and <em>continues <\/em>to use them willingly, especially since it lacks a sufficient supplies of any reliable, economically viable alternative. (New Jersey itself has plenty of state vehicles that still run on gasoline.) Be glad they\u2019ve been meeting public demand.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, as the Manufacturers\u2019 Accountability Project\u2019s Phil Goldberg argues, courts are \u201cnot the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate places to decide climate policy.\u201d They can\u2019t \u201ctake into account important aspects of America\u2019s energy policy, including affordability for families and businesses, and energy security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even President Joe Biden, who vowed to \u201cend\u201d fossil fuels, has threatened consequences for companies that don\u2019t pump <em>more<\/em> oil. The companies are damned if they do, damned if they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>For posturing pols, though, the suits are a win-win, even though courts keep tossing them. They shore up their anti-fossil-fuel cred to climate warriors. And outside groups \u2014 like the shadowy Collective Action Fund, bankrolled by deep-pocketed left-wing organizations \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/group-leo-dicaprio-funneled-grants-fund-climate-lawsuits-moved-largest-us-dark-money-network\">pick up legal fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if the courts ever rule for the pols, plaintiffs like New Jersey could win billions. (The lawyers representing them, often from a law firm called Sher Edling, would take a huge chunk.)<\/p>\n<p>Yet customers ultimately pay: \u201cExpensive\u201d judgments against the companies can jack up the cost of gas by as much as 31 cents a gallon, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/auburnpub.com\/opinion\/letters\/letter-suing-energy-companies-isnt-the-answer\/article_dc452c4c-0fc6-54f3-9551-fa85ed3af3af.html\">the Lawsuit Reform Alliance reports<\/a>. And, again, these cases do nothing to encourage investment in oil production to boost supply and keep prices down; just the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>So if Garden Staters like paying $5 a gallon for gas, they should applaud Gov. Phil Murphy and his Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Matthew Platkin for their legal theatrics. If not, they should remember when next they vote.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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