Calif.'s CO2 Blame Game Vs. Automakers
Investor's Business Daily
January 31, 2008
By M. David Stirling and Timothy Sandefur
California's attorney general should be an outspoken opponent of frivolous lawsuits, not the state's leading proponent of such litigation. Yet, Jerry Brown continues to pursue the big six automakers, alleging that CO2 vehicle emissions from their products constitute a "public nuisance."
Now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the lawsuit seeks untold millions of dollars in damages — costs which will be passed on to consumers for state bureaucrats to allegedly fight global warming. This despite a trial court decision last September that the suit lacked legal merit.
