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Climate Change Takes Center Stage in Battle Over Oil Companies

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Cities suing oil firms mirrors the 1990s tobacco lawsuits!

In 1998, 46 states settled with Big Tobacco for ~$206B after arguing companies hid health dangers. Climate suits use a similar theory: firms knew their product caused harm and concealed it.

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Topic poll · all networksWill the Supreme Court let cities sue oil firms for climate damage?

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Boulder's climate lawsuit targets billions from Suncor & Exxon!

Boulder and Boulder County sued Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil in 2018 for climate damages — including threats to local forests and water. Suncor alone reported over $9B USD in net earnings in 2022.

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