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As a working mother of two children under the age of two, I can't imagine how women spent their days before the conveniences I take for granted. As in modern agriculture, refrigeration, plastic, running water, air conditioning, dishwashers and cars. Without them, I wouldn't be able to work and probably wouldn't be able to enjoy my family. The number of hours it would take me to wash clothes by hand or prepare a meal would keep me going from dawn to dusk.
But climate activist litigators are quietly pressuring us to endure these hardships. And the Supreme Court is considering intervening.
Through a tool called “public nuisance” litigation, trial lawyers file multimillion-dollar lawsuits against companies that are in the dirty business of improving our lives. While the lawyers' goal is simple (private jets don't grow on trees), their activist clients' goal is to shut down industries through the courts, rather than through innovation.
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This is incredibly harmful to the many millions of people who depend on specific industries, because unlike when innovation improves or replaces an industry (hence Blackberry), court-ordered damages decimate industries without a replacement that Americans want. .
The left's constant fight against modern technology could send humans back to the caves. FILE: Veryovkina Cave, the deepest known cave in the world, is 2,212 meters deep. It is located in the Gagra district of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia in Georgia.
A particularly dangerous disorderly conduct case, Sunoco v. Honolulu, has reached the Hawaii state courts and is pending before the Supreme Court. Honolulu sued major energy companies, such as Sunoco, Exxon and BP, arguing that they cause climate change, which harms Honolulu. Energy companies face billions in damages.
The Hawaii Supreme Court said Honolulu could bring these types of “you hurt me” cases in state court, putting enormous pressure on energy companies to settle. Before reaching an agreement, the companies are seeking a review from the Supreme Court, arguing primarily that localities cannot, under our constitutional structure and federal law, regulate global climate change. That is, if individual cities had the authority to regulate global emissions through litigation, this would completely violate our federal-state system.
And while federal versus state authority may seem like an intellectual exercise, the negative practical consequences are immediately life-altering. These lawsuits will add billions in costs to the energy industry, if not completely eliminate fossil fuels as an energy source.
At the very least, everything will become more expensive. Not just the obvious, like plane tickets and gas, but everything that depends on plane tickets and gas, from food to childcare. Current inflation would seem like child's play and would especially affect the middle class and the working class.
But that's the best case scenario. Industries cannot and will not operate without profits. If energy companies are continually sued – for their core business – by every blue city hoping to get some cash from Exxon, they really can't operate.
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Oil and gas is a difficult industry as it is. It is highly regulated, dangerous, labor intensive, and subject to uncontrollable events such as foreign wars. If we add to that unlimited demands from any city in the country, no sane company would continue operating.
But you might think: isn't doing away with fossil fuels a good thing? Sure, but not like this. At some point, I hope we can generate energy from nothing. But until we get there, shutting down fossil fuels just means the lights go out. Our cars are stopped. The fields are not harvested. No goods will be transported. Appliances turn off.
A particularly dangerous disorderly conduct case, Sunoco v. Honolulu, has reached the Hawaii state courts and is pending before the Supreme Court. Honolulu sued major energy companies, such as Sunoco, Exxon and BP, arguing that they cause climate change, which harms Honolulu. Energy companies face billions in damages.
Public nuisance lawsuits aren't just filed against energy companies. Activists seek to eliminate plastics, pharmaceuticals, firearms, pesticides, fast food and more, far removed from the democratic process or through innovation. The end result returns us to a non-modern society.
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And while camping is fun, I reject being forced into a cavewoman lifestyle by ultra-rich trial lawyers and their out-of-touch clients. I need a reliable vehicle, affordable food, and a working washing machine. That's not too much to ask.
Therefore, I hope the Supreme Court adopts Sunoco v. Honolulu to end unconstitutional overreach by liberal localities, which would force Americans to radically alter our lifestyles without our consent.
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