Thirty Years of Climate 'Deception' Could Become Offense Under New Calif. Law
Fossil fuel companies in California could face investigation under legislation introduced by a state senator who says the proposed law is designed to hold industry accountable for "many years of public deception" and fraud over the scientific evidence about climate change.
The Climate Science Truth & Accountability Act would extend the statute of limitations under California's Unfair Competition Law from four to 30 years, giving greater leverage to state and local prosecutors to file civil charges in connection with the conduct of fossil fuel companies going back decades.
The legislation, introduced by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), would give prosecutors authority to delve into the issues dating to the heart of the denial era.
The legislation was inspired by investigative news stories, including those by InsideClimate News (ICN), and an investigation by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) that disclosed ExxonMobil and the oil industry were aware of the dangers of global warming from the burning of fossil fuels as far back as the 1970s.
( And Dems claim Republicans are insane. It seems contagious.
You might note the narrow focus of the alleged protection of scientific fact : though actual facts would be shown by real world proofs rather than deceptive push polls.
If that activism/persecution { I know how to spell prosecution } extended to real whistleblower protection, especially for government employees dealing with public availability of results of government funded scientific research, I might not take such a jaundiced view of targeting/slandering another group who do not support the Church of Global Warming. )
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