Topic: CA suing car companies?

[BLACKDOG]

My dad passed this along to me.

Enjoy

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNews&storyid=2006-09-20T175818Z_01_N20199499_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENVIRONMENT-AUTOS.xml&src=rss&rpc=23

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.

State Attorney General Bill Lockyer said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California was the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers liable for the damages caused by their vehicles' emissions.

The lawsuit also names Chrysler Motors Corp., the U.S. arm of Germany's DaimlerChrysler, and the North American units of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd..

It also charges that vehicle emissions have contributed significantly to global warming and harmed the resources, infrastructure and environmental health of the most populous state in the United States.



Lockyer, a Democrat, said the complaint states that under federal and state common law the automakers have created a public nuisance by producing "millions of vehicles that collectively emit massive quantities of carbon dioxide."

Carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases have been linked to global warming.

The lawsuit comes after California passed legislation supported by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that requires the state to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 25 percent by 2020. California was the first state to mandate reduction of greenhouse gases.

California has also issued rules to force automakers to cut tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. Enforcement of those rules is being delayed by litigation from automakers.



© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.



if its not one thing, its another.

Who wants to bet Lockyer drives a car?

[Duffil]

Who wants to bet Lockyer drives a car? ...

Yeah, but it's a Benz, and thus not named, and not a significant problem to California's air quality. :bull crap:

[BLACKDOG [OP]]

Yeah, but it's a Benz, and thus not named, and not a significant problem to California's air quality. :bull crap:

Well, they are suing Chrysler.  Didn't wanna make it too obvious

[kneedownnate]

There should be one simple question the judge asks the lawyers to determine if the case continues:  Do you currently, or have you ever driven a car as a means of transport?  CASE DISMISSED on the grounds of being hyprocritical

[kneedownnate]

And lawyers wonder why people hate them so damn much!

[BLACKDOG [OP]]

Can't find a link online right now, but an article in our paper this morning quotes Lockyer as saying the suit is an attempt to get some of the taxpayer's money back.


I'm glad to hear that he's paying for the suit out of his pocket  



fricken moron!

[germ]

This is just plain stupid. It is all based on the premise that "global warming" is even real. Don't get me started on this issue, 'cause if you as me it's a bunch of smoke and morrors in the first place.

They haven't said squat about the smoke belching factories that dump tons of pollutants into the air.

Also, what about the tons of mthane gas that leak into the air every year from natural sources. It's a "known chemical involved in green house gasses".

It's just stupid. Fricken politicians their all a bunch of idiots.

Erik

[red]

This is just plain stupid. It is all based on the premise that "global warming" is even real. Don't get me started on this issue, 'cause if you as me it's a bunch of smoke and morrors in the first place.

They haven't said squat about the smoke belching factories that dump tons of pollutants into the air.

Also, what about the tons of mthane gas that leak into the air every year from natural sources. It's a "known chemical involved in green house gasses".

It's just stupid. Fricken politicians their all a bunch of idiots.

Erik

dont forget, the magnetic polls are moving (proven fact), and the earth goes through natural cycles every couple thousand-million years where the temp varies.

enough on the global warming (off topic), i cant believe some of the idiots in cali, i'm really glad i dont live there (hmmm, i think i'll go sue all of the automotive makers and "claim" its to help the local people)

[BLACKDOG [OP]]

This is just plain stupid. It is all based on the premise that "global warming" is even real. Don't get me started on this issue, 'cause if you as me it's a bunch of smoke and morrors in the first place.

They haven't said squat about the smoke belching factories that dump tons of pollutants into the air.

Also, what about the tons of mthane gas that leak into the air every year from natural sources. It's a "known chemical involved in green house gasses".

It's just stupid. Fricken politicians their all a bunch of idiots.

Erik

[88runner]

did you know that a cow release approx. as much CO2 as 10 cars a year.

[abnormaltoy]

did you know that a cow release approx. as much CO2 as 10 cars a year.

Plus my own modest contribution 

I have no doubt in my tiny little mind that the earth is warming and the we did nothing to cause it. It's part of a cycle. The current frenzy on the left is in reaction to junk science, a chicken little mentality and a need to find some other evil entity to blame. The left got CFCs banned in this country, although I can drive to Mexico and still get R12, they said that was the cause. I remember back in the 70's the "best and the brightest" science had to offer said the the earth was cooling and we were entering a new ice age.