[TheClimate.Vote] April 5, 2018 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Thu Apr 5 10:14:21 EDT 2018
/April 5, 2018/
[Latest of many lawsuits]
*Judge Stalls Employee Suit Against Exxon for Mismanaging Climate Risk
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/04/exxon-climate-risk-erisa-attia/>*
By Amy Westervelt
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas dismissed a case filed by a group
of former employees against ExxonMobil last year claiming the company
mismanaged their retirement plan because of climate risks. But the judge
gave the plaintiffs until the end of April to file an amended complaint...
The plaintiffs-all former Exxon employees-filed the complaint Attia v.
Exxon under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). They
alleged that the fossil fuel company's retirement fund managers should
have used information at their disposal about climate change and its
impacts on Exxon oil reserves to hedge their bets rather than going all
in on the company's own stock...
In its motion for dismissal, Exxon argued that climate science was
"uncertain" until recently, so its fiduciaries had no reason to avoid
Exxon stock. In a statement, Exxon spokesperson Alan Jeffers said, "This
lawsuit misstates our financial reporting and repeats the same tired
allegations pushed by activists and inaccurate media reports that claim
we reached definitive conclusions about climate change decades before
the world's experts and while climate science was in an early stage of
development."
more at:
https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/04/exxon-climate-risk-erisa-attia/
[The Guardian]
*Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/04/friends-of-the-earth-threatens-to-sue-shell-over-climate-change-contributions>*
"This is the first case we know of in the world that seeks preventive
action from a company over climate change,"...
"We are not asking for damages. We want Shell to steer away from its
current course and to get in line with the Paris agreement."...
Given the vast discrepancy in financial resources, any legal battle
between Friends of the Earth and Shell would be a challenge of David and
Goliath proportions.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/04/friends-of-the-earth-threatens-to-sue-shell-over-climate-change-contributions
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[Climate Liability News]
*Netherlands Group to Shell: Stop Wrecking the Climate, Or We Will Sue
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/04/royal-dutch-shell-milieudefensie-climate-change/>*
By Karen Savage
Royal Dutch Shell received an ultimatum from a climate activist group on
Wednesday, demanding the company help address climate change or face
legal consequences.
Friends of the Earth Netherlands / Milieudefensie, a national
organization with 65 local chapters, delivered a liability letter to the
Dutch oil giant demanding it cut back on its oil and gas production to
align with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
"Many of us are doing [our] best to put an end to the climate problem.
In the meantime, Shell continues to invest in new oil and gas sources.
Shell, just like the rest of us, should take its responsibility to stop
wrecking the climate," said Milieudefensie director Donald Pols.
Under Dutch law, Shell, which is headquartered in the Netherlands and is
one of the largest oil companies in the world, has eight weeks to comply
with the demands or face a lawsuit by the organization...
The organization is not seeking financial compensation from Shell, which
is the model used in climate suits filed against fossil fuel companies
by New York City and several California municipalities.
Shell did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
More info at:
https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/04/royal-dutch-shell-milieudefensie-climate-change/
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[Shell knew decades ago-ew]
*Documents Detail What Shell Knew About Climate Change Decades Ago
<https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/05/shell-knew-climate-change-liability/>*
By Karen Savage
Newly revealed documents indicate oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has not
only known about the risks of climate change for decades, but has also
realized for more than 20 years that it, along with the rest of the
fossil fuel industry and perhaps the U.S. government, could be held
liable for not acting to prevent further climate damage.
One of the documents, written in 1998, models an eerily accurate
scenario of violent and damaging storms hitting the East Coast of the
U.S. in 2010.
"Following the storms, a coalition of environmental NGOs brings a
class-action suit against the U.S. government and fossil-fuel companies
on the grounds of neglecting what scientists (including their own) have
been saying for years: that something must be done," the report projects.
The document is one of a trove of 38 discovered and released to the
public Thursday by Jelmer Mommers,
<https://decorrespondent.nl/jelmermommers> a climate and energy
journalist for the Dutch news organization De Correspondent
<http://decorrespondent.nl/>. The documents are being released on the
Climate Files website. <http://www.climatefiles.com/>
https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/05/shell-knew-climate-change-liability/
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[find the documents]
*ABOUT CLIMATE FILES <http://www.climatefiles.com/>*
Climate files is an archival database of news, information and
documents. The information compiled here is collected from various
sources and is based on more more than 20 years of research and data
collection.
http://www.climatefiles.com/
[Lawsuits a'plenty]
*Fossil Fuels on Trial: Where the Major Climate Change Lawsuits Stand
Today
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/climate-change-fossil-fuel-company-lawsuits-timeline-exxon-children-california-cities-attorney-general>*
Some of the biggest oil and gas companies are embroiled in legal
disputes with cities, states and children over the industry's role in
global warming.
by David Hasemyer
Over the past few years: Two states have launched fraud investigations
into Exxon over climate change. Nine cities and counties, from New York
to San Francisco, have sued major fossil fuel companies, seeking
compensation for climate change damages. And determined children have
filed lawsuits against the federal government and various state
governments, claiming the governments have an obligation to safeguard
the environment.
The litigation, reinforced by science, has the potential to reshape the
way the world thinks about energy production and the consequences of
global warming. It advocates a shift from fossil fuels to sustainable
energy and draws attention to the vulnerability of coastal communities
and infrastructure to extreme weather and sea level rise.
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The storm of litigation could have a broad impact if it succeeds in
holding fossil fuel companies accountable for the kinds of damages they
foresaw decades ago, said Harold Koh, a professor of international law
at Yale Law School who served as senior legal adviser to former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"The industry has profited from the manufacture of fossil fuels but has
not had to absorb the economic costs of the consequences," Koh said.
"The industry had the science 30 years ago and knew what was going to
happen but made no warning so that preemptive steps could have been taken.
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*State Attorneys General Investigate Exxon*
The attorneys general of New York, Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin
Islands launched investigations of Exxon in 2015 and 2016. Prosecutors
want to see if the company lied to the public about the risks of climate
change or to investors about how such risks might hurt the oil business.
The investigations drew a quick, fierce response from Exxon.The company
went on the legal offensive
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17102016/exxonmobil-climate-change-research-seeks-block-new-york-attorney-general-investigation-subpeona-eric-schneiderman>to
try to shut down the probes, employing an army of aggressive,
high-priced lawyers and astrategy of massive resistance
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062017/exxon-climate-change-fraud-investigation-eric-schneiderman-rex-tillerson-exxonmobil>.
The attorney general of the Virgin Islands capitulated andended his
investigation
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06072016/virgin-islands-exxon-agree-climate-probe-subpoena-claude-walker-schneiderman-healey> just
three months after issuing subpoenas.
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[1982 research paper]
*Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming
Decades Ago
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092015/Exxons-own-research-confirmed-fossil-fuels-role-in-global-warming>*
Top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from greenhouse
effect, then led efforts to block solutions.
BY NEELA BANERJEE, LISA SONG AND DAVID HASEMYER
Exxon's research laid the groundwork for a 1982 corporate primer on
carbon dioxide and climate change prepared by its environmental
affairs office. Marked "not to be distributed externally,"
<http://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/documents/1982%20Exxon%20Primer%20on%20CO2%20Greenhouse%20Effect.pdf>
it contained information that "has been given wide circulation to
Exxon management." In it, the company recognized, despite the many
lingering unknowns, that heading off global warming "would require
major reductions in fossil fuel combustion."
*The 1982 Exxon Research memo (PDF)
<http://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/documents/1982%20Exxon%20Primer%20on%20CO2%20Greenhouse%20Effect.pdf>*
http://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/documents/1982%20Exxon%20Primer%20on%20CO2%20Greenhouse%20Effect.pdf
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092015/Exxons-own-research-confirmed-fossil-fuels-role-in-global-warming
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[from the archives: 2015 report]
Exxon: The Road Not Taken
*Exxon Sowed Doubt About Climate Science for Decades by Stressing
Uncertainty
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22102015/Exxon-Sowed-Doubt-about-Climate-Science-for-Decades-by-Stressing-Uncertainty>*
Collaborating with the Bush-Cheney White House, Exxon turned
ordinary scientific uncertainties into weapons of mass confusion.
Click here for Part 1
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092015/Exxons-own-research-confirmed-fossil-fuels-role-in-global-warming>,
an overview of Exxon's history with climate change; Part II
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/16092015/exxon-believed-deep-dive-into-climate-research-would-protect-its-business>,
an accounting of Exxon's early climate research; Part III
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/18092015/exxon-confirmed-global-warming-consensus-in-1982-with-in-house-climate-models>,
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/18092015/exxon-confirmed-global-warming-consensus-in-1982-with-in-house-climate-models>
a review of Exxon's climate modeling efforts; Part IV,
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102015/Exxons-Business-Ambition-Collided-with-Climate-Change-Under-a-Distant-Sea>
a dive into Exxon's Natuna gas field project; Part V
<http://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102015/highlighting-allure-synfuels-exxon-played-down-climate-risks>,
a look at Exxon's push for synfuels.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22102015/Exxon-Sowed-Doubt-about-Climate-Science-for-Decades-by-Stressing-Uncertainty
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*Cities Sue Over Sea Level Rise*
Faced with the possibility of devastating consequences brought by rising
sea levels, six cities and three counties in California, along with New
York City, filed civil lawsuits against several oil and gas companies.
Thelawsuits make a public nuisance claim
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072017/oil-gas-coal-companies-exxon-shell-sued-coastal-california-city-counties-sea-level-rise>and,
in some cases, allege negligence. Essentially the lawsuits say the oil
and gas companies have known for decades that burning fossil fuels is
one of the biggest contributors to global warming. Instead of acting to
reduce harm, the cities charge, companies attempted to undermine climate
science and mislead the public by downplaying the risk posed by fossil
fuels.
The lawsuits seek billions of dollars to pay for mitigation measures
such as sea walls to protect coastal property. The oil and gas companies
responded by seeking to move the cases to federal courts, where nuisance
claims are less likely to succeed.That jurisdictional battle rages on
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032018/california-climate-change-cities-lawsuits-sea-level-rise-exxon-chevron-shell-chhabria-alsup-rulings>,
with the cases divided between state and federal courts.
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*The Children's Climate Lawsuits *
The next generation will likely have to manage the physical, ecological
and economic fallout of climate change. And some of thoseyoung people
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062017/kids-climate-change-lawsuit-childrens-trust-jayden-foytlin-louisiana>are
at the forefront of lawsuits that claim the federal government, and
several state governments, are responsible for preventing and addressing
the consequences of climate change.
The litigation, ignited by Our Children's Trust in 2015, relies on the
public trust doctrine-a legal canon that stresses the government's hold
on resources such as land, water or fisheries as treasure for the
people. The children's lawsuits extend that principle by asserting the
government also is a trustee of the atmosphere.
Eight similar children's lawsuits
<https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/pending-state-actions/> supported by
Our Children's Trust have been filed in state courts from Alaska to
Pennsylvania.
The federal case demands sweeping changes in federal climate efforts and
in government programs that subsidize or foster development of fossil
fuels. Both the Obama and Trump administrations, and the fossil fuel
industry, repeatedly sought to have the case dismissed. But the
children's case persists and could put the government's climate policies
on trial in federal court...more at:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/climate-change-fossil-fuel-company-lawsuits-timeline-exxon-children-california-cities-attorney-general
[Necessity is the Mother of the Activism]
*Sometimes Fighting Climate Change Means Breaking the Law
<https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/sometimes-fighting-climate-change-means-breaking-the-law>*
By Carolyn Kormann - April 3, 2018
"A woman sees a child fall down a well, so she climbs a fence onto
private property to save the child's life. In the unlikely event
that the woman were charged with criminal trespassing, her attorney
would use a choice-of-evils defense, also known as a necessity
defense, to get her acquitted. He would argue that the child faced
an immediate physical threat, and that it was necessary for his
client to break the law in order to prevent the child from dying.
But what if the threat were something less discrete than a well-the
air, the water, the very ground beneath our feet? What if it
imperilled every child in a neighborhood, or on the planet? Would
the necessity defense still hold?"...
When it became clear that legal means of protest weren't
working-petitions, public comments, an ongoing challenge against the
F.E.R.C. permit in federal court-an organization called the Climate
Disobedience Center started training hundreds of protesters. Veterans of
the antiwar and anti-nuclear demonstrations of the nineteen-seventies
joined in.
Over the course of about thirty actions, the protesters sat down in
front of backhoes, chained themselves to fences, and dropped into the
pipeline's construction trench, decorating it with flowers. They prayed,
sang songs, and chanted, "No gasification without representation!" On
June 29, 2016, twenty-three of the boldest activists lay down in the
trench and refused to move. In Pakistan that summer, people had dug mass
graves in advance of a predicted heat wave. "We recognized that trenches
like the ones being dug in Pakistan were caused by trenches like the one
we were resisting in West Roxbury," Marla Marcum, a Methodist pastor and
a co-founder of the Climate Disobedience Center, told me. The Boston
Fire Department's technical-rescue squad had to lift or roll the
protesters onto stretchers and haul them out of the trench with ropes.
By September 29th, the day of the final action, a hundred and
ninety-eight people had been arrested. Many pleaded guilty to
trespassing or disturbing the peace and were put on a six-month pretrial
probation, after which the charges were dropped...
More at:
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/sometimes-fighting-climate-change-means-breaking-the-law
[Activism: April 14 - Science Marches on]
*Be a catalyst for change March for Science 2018
<Be%20a%20catalyst%20for%20change.,The%20March%20for%20Science%20is%20a%20diverse,%20global%20movement%20that%20advocates%20for%20equitable,%20evidence-based%20policy%20that%20serves%20all%20communities.%20%20Join%20us%20and%20become%20an%20advocate%20for%20change.%20%20Hold%20your%20representatives%20accountable.%20%20Use%20your%20voice%20to%20make%20science%20heard.>*
The March for Science is a diverse, global movement that advocates for
equitable, evidence-based policy that serves all communities. Join us
and become an advocate for change. Hold your representatives
accountable. Use your voice to make science heard.
In 2017, more than one million people around the world gathered together
in the largest event for science advocacy in history. Over the last
year, thousands of advocates have taken action with March for Science to
support evidence-based policy. In 2018, we unite again to hold our
elected and appointed officials responsible for enacting equitable
evidence-based policies that serve all communities and science for the
common good.
more at: https://www.marchforscience.com/
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[Climate Science Legal Defense Fund]
*MARCH FOR SCIENCE: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS <https://www.csldf.org/march/>*
It's important for researchers to use their voice, but they should be
mindful of how and where it's used. If you're a scientist planning to
take to the streets for the March for Science-or participate in other
activism-be sure to read our free guide, "Know Your Rights: Science
Activism and Protests
<https://csldf.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=635c98e780ac7191328d30eeb&id=f7765feee4&e=d1c47ff379>."
We created it with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to help
scientists safely organize and show their support for science. You can
also check out the main takeaways in a post we wrote for the American
Geophysical Union (AGU)
<https://csldf.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=635c98e780ac7191328d30eeb&id=33d166ba64&e=d1c47ff379>.
As many of you know, we've had a supporting role in an ongoing case
<https://csldf.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=635c98e780ac7191328d30eeb&id=4da7c450e3&e=d1c47ff379>
that began in 2011 with an intrusive open record requests asking for
thousands of emails belonging to two University of Arizona climate
scientists. The University was initially victorious, with the trial
court finding that the University had acted reasonably in choosing to
protect some of the scientists' communications. But the case has now
gone before the Arizona Court of Appeals twice, becoming more muddied
and confused each time.
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Most recently, on February 26, the trial court ordered the release of
the scientists' previously protected emails. At the end of March, the
Arizona Board of Regents filed a notice that it will appeal this ruling.
You'll find more information about the case in this post
<https://csldf.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=635c98e780ac7191328d30eeb&id=0cc38fcf69&e=d1c47ff379>
and we'll continue to provide updates as the case moves forward.
We're still seeking law professors, adjuncts, and fellows to join our
Campus Reps Program and help scientists on their campus understand their
rights. The next program training is April 27-apply here
<https://csldf.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=635c98e780ac7191328d30eeb&id=0b8926abc7&e=d1c47ff379>.
https://www.csldf.org/march/
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[civil advice to academic science demonstrators - all demonstrators]
*Marching for Science? Know your Rights
<https://thebridge.agu.org/2018/04/02/marching-for-science-know-your-rights/>*
Many scientists in the United States have been moved to action as a
result of the current political climate. If you're one of them and
you're planning to join theMarch for Science on April 14
<https://www.marchforscience.com/>- or participate in other activism -
it's crucial that you know your rights.
Although the chances of running into trouble when you stand up for
science are small, political activism as a scientist can be slippery. At
theClimate Science Legal Defense Fund <https://www.csldf.org/>, we've
assisted well-meaning researchers who inadvertently put themselves at
risk and encountered problems when they forayed into activism.
To help you safely organize and speak out, together with the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), we created a free guide, "Know Your
Rights: Science Activism and Protests. <https://www.csldf.org/march/>"
It outlines concrete things you can do to protect yourself, what to do
if you feel your rights have been violated, and where to find additional
resources on advocacy and activism.
So, direct from our guide, here are a few key things you should do when
planning to take to the streets.
*First and foremost: Separate your work and activism.*
- Always maintain separate personal and professional email accounts,
and use the personal account for your activism activities. This will
protect against your personal emails being made public pursuant to
open records laws.
- Don't organize or discuss activism at work; these activities
should always be done outside of your workplace and work hours.
- Don't use work or government-funded supplies for your activism
activities. Always use your personal computer, printer, etc.
- When demonstrating, don't wear work paraphernalia, such as a hat
with your university logo or a work-issued lab coat.
- Don't provide your work affiliation when publicizing your
involvement in advocacy. If you must do so for identification
purposes, always clarify that you are not speaking on behalf of your
institution.
*Know how to demonstrate*
- Peaceful and non-obstructive demonstration is constitutionally
protected even without a permit.
- Obey traffic signals and keep space open for non-demonstration
pedestrian traffic. Do not maliciously obstruct or detain passersby.
- Use cardboard tubes for posters; don't use sticks, which may be
considered weapons.
- If you are organizing a protest or demonstration, get a permit to
notify police about your activities and reserve your location. Rules
and procedures vary; review your city's official website.
These are just the basics. For more detailed information and tips,read
our complete guide to science activism and protests
<https://www.csldf.org/march/> - and please share it with your marching
colleagues.The information contained in the guide concerns U.S. laws
only and does not constitute specific legal advice. If you have
questions regarding a particular circumstance, please call your lawyer
or seek free advice from a Climate Science Legal Defense Fund attorney
by emailing lawyer at csldf.org.
https://thebridge.agu.org/2018/04/02/marching-for-science-know-your-rights/
[U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit]
*Food Safety and Nutrition
<https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/food-resilience/food-safety-and-nutrition>*
Increased carbon dioxide levels, climate change, and climate variability
all have the potential to increase the prevalence of some food-borne
illnesses and affect the availability of nutritious foods.
Climate change and atmospheric carbon dioxide will affect nutrition
directly through the micronutrient content of plants. Experiments in the
United States and China have shown that, in non-leguminous grain crops,
protein and mineral content such as iron and zinc are substantially
reduced when carbon dioxide concentrations reach levels that are likely
to occur by mid-century.5
Climate change will affect nutrition indirectly through its effects on
the production and distribution of food which, in turn, will affect food
prices and food security. See International Food Security
<https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/food-resilience/international-food-security>
for a longer discussion.
https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/food-resilience/food-safety-and-nutrition
[must-see video of techno-innovations viewing Western wildfires]
*California's Wildfires and the HPWREN Camera Network
<https://youtu.be/L3qlea8H12Q>*
University of California Television (UCTV)
"Fires are the new normal"
https://youtu.be/L3qlea8H12Q
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[see live videos directly from your computer or smartphone]
*ALERT Wildfire Networks <http://www.alertwildfire.org/>*
www.alertwildfire.org/
ALERT Fire Cameras.
This is a placeholder page for the fire camera portion of the ALERT
network. The following regions have fire monitoring networks:
* AlertNevada <http://www.alertwildfire.org/blmnv>- Nevada BLM Wildland
* AlertTahoe <http://www.alertwildfire.org/tahoe>- Reno-Tahoe/Truckee
Meadows
* AlertSoCal <http://www.alertwildfire.org/socal>- Southern California
* AlertSDGE <http://www.alertwildfire.org/sdge>- San Diego Gas &
Electric Regional network
* AlertOregon <http://www.alertwildfire.org/oregon>- University of
Oregon Regional network
See images at www.alertwildfire.org/
[Education hour]
*Interactive Visioning part 1 - Figuring Sea Level Rise
<https://youtu.be/2dw3S8Uce84>*
University of California Television (UCTV)
Published on Apr 4, 2018
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) How much will the seas rise in any given
spot? When? What impacts will be felt? Who will be obliged to move out
of harm's way? What can be done to mitigate or adapt to these
circumstances? To begin to address these questions this program
concentrates on issues of mediation and remediation: What does it mean
that interactive visioning tools are proliferating in research labs,
government agencies such as NOAA and the USGS, and activist
organizations? Doug Marcy, a Coastal Hazards Specialist at the NOAA
National Ocean Service / Coastal Services Center (CSC) in Charleston,
South Carolina, explores visualizing sea level rise and coastal flooding
impacts. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [9/2013] [Science] [Show ID: 24899]
https://youtu.be/2dw3S8Uce84
*This Day in Climate History - April 5, 2002 - from D.R. Tucker*
April 5, 2002: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman denounces White
House press secretary Ari Fleischer's "...use of a press conference on
the crisis in the Middle East to shill, once again, for the Bush energy
plan," observing:
"Even if the United States weren't dependent on imported oil, the
Middle East would still be a strategically crucial region, and the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict would still be a world nightmare.
"But to the extent that oil independence would help -- and it would,
a bit, by reducing the leverage of Persian Gulf producers -- the
Bush administration has long since forfeited the moral high ground.
It has done so by vigorously opposing any serious efforts at
conservation, which would have to be the centerpiece of any real
plan to reduce oil imports.
"There are many ways to make this case; here are two more. Even at
its peak, a decade or so after drilling began, oil production from
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would reduce imports by no more
than would a 3-mile-per-gallon increase in fuel efficiency --
something easily achievable, were it not for opposition from special
interest groups. Indeed, the Kerry-McCain fuel efficiency standards,
which the administration opposed, would have saved three times as
much oil as ANWR might produce. Or put it this way: Total world oil
production is about 75 million barrels per day, of which the United
States consumes almost 20; ANWR would produce, at maximum, a bit
more than 1 million.
"Yet a few months ago, Republican activists ran ads with
side-by-side photos of Tom Daschle and Saddam Hussein, declaring
that both men oppose drilling in ANWR -- and Dick Cheney, when
asked, stood behind those ads. Administration critics could, with
rather more justification, run ads with side-by-side photos of
George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, declaring that both men oppose
increased fuel efficiency standards. (Actually, I'm not aware that
Iraq's ruler has expressed an opinion on either issue.) Of course,
if such ads did run, there would be enormous outrage. After all,
turnabout wouldn't be fair play because, well, just because."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/opinion/at-long-last.html?pagewanted=print
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