Comments on: Boulder joins suits demanding climate damages from energy companies

By: RickT

RickT — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 04:31:45 +0000

Our gas pumps ask for a zip code to validate the transaction. Should be pretty easy to set the system up to refuse any transaction where the credit card holder lives in Boulder.

By: cecil

cecil — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:17:31 +0000

In reply to Noncenx. Naaa, they will just do with gas/oil as Seattle folks did with soda... Go where they sell it to get it.

By: Noncenx

Noncenx — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:44:45 +0000

Instead of asking what will the city vehicles run on, light and heat their homes/businesses, the oil companies should let them find out. Stopping the sale of all their products within the boundaries of each city/county that is suing them and I’ll bet there will be a change of heart fairly quickly.

By: cecil

cecil — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:45:02 +0000

As if any of the old school heating and lighting methods had a reduced carbon footprint. What do the boulder city vehicles run on? And isn’t there some doctrine about unclean hands? Judge needs to bitch slap a few lawyers, city reps and maybe even a citizen or two.

By: No Name Guy

No Name Guy — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:42:55 +0000

I for one look forward to said plaintiffs being consistent and banning the use of the putative damaging materials (oil, nat gas, coal, electricity from same) within their jurisdictions. Welcome back to 1790 City of Boulder, Boulder County, and San Miguel County.

Hope you enjoy your whale oil lamps and beeswax candles for lighting (after all, can’t use kerosene). Best go find an old school crosscut saw & double bit ax and start cutting some firewood for next winter to stay warm.

By: VMS

VMS — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:16:10 +0000

When judges start issuing sanctions for frivolous litigation, this nonsense will stop.

But, don’t hold your breath!

By: Gasman

Gasman — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:39:15 +0000

The hypocrisy is certainly rife. The citizens of Boulder and other places suing are no less voluntary users of the very energy that they impugn. They gladly consume fossil fuels, while some occasion to virtue signal by using electric cars (though with carbon sourced electricity).