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Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Tilly22

Posted 5:34 pm, 05/31/2024

But Anti, if it weren't for fossil fuels how would the US be breaking the air travel records you were touting with glee on another thread recently? You obviously weren't too concerned about what that record air travel under Biden was doing to our climate.

Joseph T.

Posted 5:09 pm, 05/31/2024

fossil fuel companies should stop doing business in Vermont immediately and see how they feel then.

antithesis

Posted 4:22 pm, 05/31/2024

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late Thursday, saying he is very concerned about the costs and outcome of the small state taking on "Big Oil" alone in what will likely be a grueling legal fight. But he acknowledged that he understands something has to be done to address the toll of climate change.

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Maryland, Massachusetts and New York are considering similar measures.

https://apnews.com/article/...44b04ae2e5

This is similar to how big tobacco companies were... eventually... forced to pay for all of the death and disease that they had knowingly perpetuated.

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